1 Kings 22:17
And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock + 22:17 Gr. which has no shepherd. without a shepherd: and the Lord said, Is not God lord of these? let each one return to his home in peace.
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Numbers 24:4he says who hears the oracle of the Mighty One, who saw a vision of God in sleep; his eyes were opened:
1 Samuel 9:9Now before time in Israel every one in going to enquire of God said, Come and let us go to the seer; for the people beforetime called the prophet, the seer.
2 Chronicles 18:16And he said, I saw Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no commander; let each return to his home in peace.
Jeremiah 23:1Woe to the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of their pasture!
Ezekiel 34:4The weak one you⌃ have not strengthened, and the sick you⌃ have not cherished, and the bruised you⌃ have not bound up, and the stray one you⌃ have not turned back, and the lost you⌃ have not sought; and the strong you⌃ have wearied with labor.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:16-29
Micaiah's Prediction. ( b. c. 897.) 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said,… Read the whole commentary →