Micaiah (“who is like Jehovah”) — the name being the same as Micah. According to Josephus, he was the prophet of 1 Kings 20:35, who had “prophesied evil” of Ahab for his rash action towards Benhadad, and had already been imprisoned by him. The whole description, and especially the words of 1 Kings 22:26, seem to confirm this account.
Verse 1 Kings 22:8. _MICAIAH THE SON OF IMLAH_] The Jews suppose that it was this prophet who reproved Ahab for dismissing Ben-hadad, 1 Kings 20:35, c. And that it was because of the judgments with w...
THERE IS YET ONE MAN, MICAIAH - Elijah, it appears, had withdrawn again after the events of the last chapter, and there was no known prophet of Yahweh within reach of Samaria except Micaiah. HE DOTH N...
CHAPTER 22 THE DEATH OF AHAB _ 1. Jehoshaphat and Ahab (1 Kings 22:1)_ 2. The prophet Micaiah (1 Kings 22:13) 3. The battle and Ahab's death (1 Kings 22:29) 4. Jehoshaphat of Judah ...
AHAB'S ATTACK ON RAMOTH-GILEAD AND HIS DEATH. The death of Ahab must have taken place before or during the year 854 B.C., when the battle of Qarqara was fought, and his name is mentioned in the Assyri...
There is _yet one man_ In the R.V. immediately after these words are placed -by whom we may inquire of the Lord." This order of words, which corresponds more nearly with the Hebrew arrangement, shews...
DISCOURSE: 354 FAITHFUL MINISTERS OBJECTS OF HATRED 1 Kings 22:8. _I hate him; for he doth not speak good concerning me, but evil._ IT is generally supposed that sentiments adopted by the great mass...
B. THE PREDICTIONS OF THE COURT PROPHETS 22:6-12 TRANSLATION (6) And the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and he said unto them, Shall I go up against Ramoth-gil...
_AND THE KING OF ISRAEL SAID UNTO JEHOSHAPHAT, THERE IS YET ONE MAN, MICAIAH THE SON OF IMLAH, BY WHOM WE MAY INQUIRE OF THE LORD: BUT I HATE HIM; FOR HE DOTH NOT PROPHESY GOOD CONCERNING ME, BUT EVIL...
22:8 Micah (b-36) See Judges 17:4 ....
AHAB AND MICAIAH. AHAB'S DEATH AT RAMOTH-GLLEAD. REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT, KING OF JUDAH 1. Three years] probably calculated from the peace described in 1 Kings 20:34....
HE DOTH NOT.. GOOD] cp. on 1 Kings 20:35....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 22 THE *PROPHET MICAIAH V1 There was peace between Syria and *Israel for almost three years. V2 In the third year Jehoshaphat, king of *...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ אֶֽל ־יְהֹושָׁפָ֡ט...
ALONE AGAINST THE WORLD 1 Kings 22:1 "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied I have heard what the prophets said, who prophesied lies in My name...
ENTERING INTO A NEW PARTNERSHIP 1 Kings 22:1 It seems strange that so good a man as the king of Judah should have entered into such an alliance. It began with the marriage of Jehoram, son of Jehoshap...
The final movement in the downfall of Ahab is here chronicled. Jehoshaphat visited Ahab, who suggested the alliance against the king of Syria. Jehoshaphat suggested an appeal to Jehovah. Ahab produced...
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but (h) I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but...
_One man. Perhaps Micheas alone resided at Samaria. Elias and his disciples were in the country. Josephus and some others think, (Calmet) that the son of Jemla had been cast into prison for what he ha...
(7) And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? (8) And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imla...
The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...
_DIVINE ENLIGHTENMENT AND GUIDANCE NEEDED_ ‘Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I...
The last chapter presents another element of this history, namely, the guilty alliances which were formed between the royal families of Israel and Judah. Both of them prosperous at this period, they s...
AND THE KING OF ISRAEL SAID UNTO JEHOSHAPHAT, THERE IS YET ONE MAN (MICAIAH THE SON OF IMLAH), BY WHOM WE MAY INQUIRE OF THE LORD,.... And but one in Samaria; Elijah and Elisha were elsewhere: BUT I...
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evi...
_Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides?_ Besides these who may seem to be such in your opinion, and by their own profession? He did not entirely reject these as no prophets of the Lord, thou...
1 Ahab seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slaine at Ramoth Gilead. 37 The dogges licke vp his blood, and Ahaziah succeedeth him. 41 Iehoshaphats good reigne, 45 his act...
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah, the son of Imlah, he was immediately available, as some commentators think because he had delivered an unfavorable prophecy...
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SYRIANS...
AHAB WARNED BUT DETERMINED (vs.1-28) Three years later the show of repentance on Ahab's part had worn off. There had been no war between Israel and Syria, but rather than leaving matters as they were...
1-14 The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countena...
THERE IS YET ONE, to wit, in this place, for whom I can speedily send; for there were also other prophets elsewhere in the kingdom, as Elijah, Elisha, and others; but these were not at hand for the pr...
1 Kings 22:8 king H4428 Israel H3478 said H559 (H8799) Jehoshaphat H3092 one H259 man H376 Micaiah H4321 son...
THE FINAL FATE OF AHAB IS SEALED (1 KINGS 22:1). As we have seen, prophets have featured all through Ahab's reign, and here they feature to the end. Ahab could never argue that he had not been given...
AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT UNITE TO REGAIN RAMOTH-GILEAD FOR ISRAEL AND AHAB LEARNS FROM A PROPHET OF YHWH THAT THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL BUT THAT HE WILL DIE IN THE ATTEMPT (1 KINGS 22:1). Ahab's life has be...
1 Kings 22:6 As against Benhadad, Ahab was in the right when he sought to capture Ramoth-gilead. But he had also to reckon with God. Face to face with God, Ahab's real position at this period of his...
CONTENTS: Alliance of Ahab and Jehosophat. Ahab's ultimate defeat. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoshaphat, Ahab, Micaiah, Zedekiah, Syrian king, false prophets, Ahaziah. CONCLUSION: He who joins himself in af...
1 Kings 22:2. _Jehoshaphat_ had married his son Jehoram to Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel; probably from the idea that the connection would prevent internal war for the future: oh fatal mistake! 1 King...
_There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah._ LOYALTY TO TRUTH In all the course of my acquaintance with Sir Robert Peel, I never knew a man in whose truth and justice I had a more lively confide...
_Jehoshaphat the King of Judah._ CHARACTER OF JEHOSHAPHAT In Ahab we have an instance of a wicked man partially reclaimed, frequently arrested, but yet finally hardened in his iniquity. In Jehoshapha...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 22:1 Although the house of Ahab is under a prophetic curse, the complete fulfillment of the prophecy will be delayed until the reign of Ahab’s son (see 1 Kings 21:27). Howev
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 22:8 LET NOT THE KING SAY SO. Ahab should not ignore a prophet of the Lord simply because HE NEVER PROPHESIES GOOD CONCERNING ME....
THE DEATH OF AHAB CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 22:2. JEHOSHAPHAT THE KING OF JUDAH CAME DOWN TO THE KING OF ISRAEL—This visit is accounted for in Chronicles (chap. 1 Kings 18:1): Jehoshap...
EXPOSITION THE EXPEDITION OF AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT AGAINST HRAMOTH-GILEAD. THE DEATH OF AHAB. THE REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAZIAH....
So they went for three years without war between Syria and Israel. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat who was the king of the southern tribes Judah, he came up to visit Ahab. And...
1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 19:10; 1 Kings 19:14; 1 Kings 20:35; 1
One man — In this place, for whom I can speedily send: for there were also other prophets elsewhere in the kingdom, but these were not at hand. Micaiah — Not one of the twelve prophets, who lived abou...