1 Kings 22:13

Now, the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake unto him, saying, Behold, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good, as touching the king, let thy word, I pray thee, be as the word of one of them, so wilt thou speak that which is good.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

In Context

12And, all the prophets, were being moved to prophesy, in like manner, saying,—Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and thou shalt prosper, and Yahweh will deliver it, into the hand of the king.

14And Micaiah said,—By the life of Yahweh, what Yahweh saith unto me, that, will I, speak.

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Cross References

Psalms 11:1In Yahweh, have I sought refuge. How can ye say to my soul, Flee to a mountain like a little bird;

Psalms 50:21These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set [thine offences] in order before thine eyes.

Hosea 7:3By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries,—rulers.

Micah 2:6Do not sputter—So they sputter! They must not sputter as to these things, Must he not put away reproaches?

1 Corinthians 2:14But, a man of the soul, doth not welcome the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, and he cannot get to know them, because, spiritually, are they examined;

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 →

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