1 Kings 22:18

וַיֹּאמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל ־ יְהוֹשָׁפָט הֲלוֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ לֽוֹא ־ יִתְנַבֵּא עָלַי טוֹב כִּי אִם ־ רָֽע ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

In Context

17וַיֹּאמֶר רָאִיתִי אֶת ־ כָּל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל נְפֹצִים אֶל ־ הֶהָרִים כַּצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר אֵין ־ לָהֶם רֹעֶה וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לֹֽא ־ אֲדֹנִים לָאֵלֶּה יָשׁוּבוּ אִישׁ ־ לְבֵיתוֹ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם ׃

19וַיֹּאמֶר לָכֵן שְׁמַע דְּבַר ־ יְהוָה רָאִיתִי אֶת ־ יְהוָה יֹשֵׁב עַל ־ כִּסְאוֹ וְכָל ־ צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם עֹמֵד עָלָיו מִימִינוֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:24מְגוֹרַת רָשָׁע הִיא תְבוֹאֶנּוּ וְתַאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן ׃

Proverbs 29:1אִישׁ תּוֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה ־ עֹרֶף פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא ׃

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 →

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