1 Kings 22:8
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil."Jehoshaphat said, "Do not let the king say so."
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In The King James Version
In Context
7But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of him?"
9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah."
Cross References
1 Kings 18:4for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
1 Kings 19:14He said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."
1 Kings 21:20Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?"He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord.
1 Kings 22:13The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "See now, the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good."
2 Kings 9:22It happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?"He answered, "What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?"
Psalms 34:21Evil shall kill the wicked.Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:2-15
Jehoshaphat's League with Ahab. ( b. c. 897.) 1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as… Read the whole commentary →