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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, &#8220You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “Indeed, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “Behold, you are going to see <i>how</i> on that day when you go <i>from one</i> inner room to another <i>trying</i> to hide yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Micaiah said, &#8220Behold, you shall see on that day when you enter an inner room to hide yourself.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you enter an inner room to hide yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you enter an inner room to hide.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day [of the king’s defeat] when you enter an inner room [looking for a place] to hide yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, “You will soon see when you go to hide in an inner chamber on that day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, &#8220You will soon see when you go to hide yourself in an inner chamber on that day.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Micaiah answered, "You'll find out on the day you have to hide in the back room of some house." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Micaiah answered, "You will find out on the day you go into an inner room to hide."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You will find out when you go into some back room to hide," Micaiah replied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, "You'll see how when the day comes that you run away to hide yourself in a closet!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, ?You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, "Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah said, "Look, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah says, “Behold, you are seeing on that day when you go into the innermost chamber to be hidden.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Micaiah saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing on that day, when thou goest in to the innermost chamber to be hidden.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Micaiah will say, Behold thee seeing in that day when thou shalt go into a chamber, in a chamber to hide thyself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Micheas said: Thou shalt see in the day when thou shalt go into a chamber within a chamber to hide thyself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Micaiah said, “You shall see in the day when you will enter into a room within a room, so that you may conceal yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Micaiah said, “You shall find out on the day you go into an inner room to hide.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, “You will find out on that day when you go in to hide in an inner chamber.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Micah said to him, Behold, you shall see in that day, when you shall go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Mikah said to him: “Behold, you will see in that day when you have gone into a bathroom within an inner chamber to hide yourself.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Micaiah said: 'Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Michaias said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an innermost chamber to hide thyself there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8961" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4321.htm" title="4321: mî·ḵā·yə·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Who is like Yah? three Isr. Or Mikayhuw; abbrev. For Miykayahuw; Mikajah, the name of three Israelites.">Micaiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nə·ḵā (Interjection:: 2ms) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“You will soon see,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">on that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you go</a> <a href="/hebrew/2247.htm" title="2247: lə·hê·ḥā·ḇêh (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">and hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: ḥe·ḏer (N-ms) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">in an inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: bə·ḥe·ḏer (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">room.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-24.htm">2 Chronicles 18:24</a></span><br />Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah 28:15-17</a></span><br />Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’” / And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Matthew 26:64</a></span><br />“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-3.htm">Acts 23:3</a></span><br />Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Jeremiah 20:6</a></span><br />And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-23.htm">2 Chronicles 18:23</a></span><br />Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-21.htm">Jeremiah 29:21-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes. / Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’ / For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Luke 22:64</a></span><br />They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14-16</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. / Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end! / And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-35</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Jeremiah 23:32</a></span><br />“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a></span><br />Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19-20</a></span><br />But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-15.htm">Jeremiah 27:15</a></span><br />For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Micaiah said, Behold, you shall see in that day, when you shall go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.</p><p class="hdg">Behold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-8.htm">Numbers 31:8</a></b></br> And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; <i>namely</i>, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm">Isaiah 9:14-16</a></b></br> Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-15.htm">Jeremiah 23:15</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.</p><p class="hdg">into an inner chamber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">1 Kings 20:30</a></b></br> But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and <i>there</i> a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men <i>that were</i> left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-42.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">Innermost</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Micai'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-18.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-17.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">Innermost</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-5.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Micai'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Micaiah replied</b><br>Micaiah, a prophet of the Lord, stands in contrast to the false prophets who have been assuring King Ahab of victory. His role as a true prophet is to speak God's truth, regardless of the consequences. This highlights the biblical theme of the courage required to deliver God's message, as seen in other prophets like Jeremiah and Elijah.<p><b>You will soon see</b><br>This phrase indicates the certainty of the prophecy. Micaiah is confident in the fulfillment of God's word, a common trait among true prophets. The assurance of prophetic fulfillment is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, which speaks of God's word accomplishing its purpose.<p><b>on that day</b><br>The phrase "on that day" often signifies a specific time of judgment or fulfillment in biblical prophecy. It underscores the immediacy and inevitability of the events Micaiah predicts. This is reminiscent of the "Day of the Lord" concept found throughout the Old Testament, which denotes a time when God intervenes in human history.<p><b>when you go and hide</b><br>This prediction of hiding suggests fear and defeat, contrasting with the false confidence of Ahab's other prophets. It reflects the biblical principle that those who oppose God's will ultimately face shame and humiliation, as seen in the downfall of other biblical figures like Saul.<p><b>in an inner room</b><br>The "inner room" implies a place of supposed safety and secrecy, yet it will not protect Ahab from God's judgment. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme that no place is hidden from God's sight, as expressed in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-12</a>. It also foreshadows the futility of human efforts to escape divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micaiah.htm">Micaiah</a></b><br>A prophet of the Lord who is known for speaking the truth, even when it is unpopular or dangerous. In this chapter, he stands against the false prophets and delivers God's true message to King Ahab.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahab.htm">King Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wickedness and idolatry. He seeks counsel from prophets before going to battle but prefers to hear favorable prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah_son_of_chenaanah.htm">Zedekiah son of Chenaanah</a></b><br>A false prophet who opposes Micaiah and delivers a favorable but false prophecy to King Ahab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah, who allies with Ahab for the battle against Ramoth-gilead but insists on hearing from a true prophet of the Lord.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/ramoth-gilead.htm">Ramoth-gilead</a></b><br>The location of the battle where Ahab seeks to reclaim territory from the Arameans, setting the stage for the confrontation between true and false prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_courage_to_speak_truth.htm">The Courage to Speak Truth</a></b><br>Micaiah exemplifies the courage required to speak God's truth, even when it is unwelcome. Believers are called to stand firm in their faith and convictions, regardless of societal pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_seeking_counsel.htm">Discernment in Seeking Counsel</a></b><br>Ahab's preference for favorable prophecies over truthful ones serves as a warning to seek God's truth rather than what is convenient or pleasing. Christians should prioritize biblical truth in decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejecting_god's_word.htm">The Consequences of Rejecting God's Word</a></b><br>Ahab's rejection of Micaiah's prophecy leads to his downfall, illustrating the importance of heeding God's warnings. Ignoring divine guidance can lead to spiritual and personal ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_true_prophets.htm">The Role of True Prophets</a></b><br>Micaiah's role highlights the importance of true prophets who faithfully deliver God's message. In today's context, this can be seen in the faithful teaching and preaching of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_protoevangelium_of_james.htm">Who was Micaiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_'lying_spirit'.htm">In 1 Kings 22:19-23, how can a just and holy God send a 'lying spirit' to deceive Ahab's prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1-39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see</span> [Keil understands, "that the Spirit of the Lord had departed from thee." But the meaning rather appears to be, "Thou shalt see which was a true prophet." He does not answer the insolent question, but says," Thou wilt alter thy mind in the day," etc. With this may be compared our Lord's words, <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Matthew 26:64</a>. He also manifests our Lord's spirit (<a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22</a> sqq.) "as if the Great Example had already appeared before him" (Bahr)] <span class="cmt_word">in that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber</span> [see note on 1 Kings 20:30] <span class="cmt_word">to hide thyself.</span> [When was this prediction fulfilled? Probably when the news of the defeat reached Samaria, or on the day after Ahab's death. Jezebel would almost certainly take summary vengeance upon the false prophets who were responsible for her husband's death and the reverses of the army. Or if she did not, the prophets had good reason to fear that she would, and would hide accordingly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Micaiah</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיכָ֔יְהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mî·ḵā·yə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4321.htm">Strong's 4321: </a> </span><span class="str2">Micaiah -- 'Who is like Yah?' three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You will soon see,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֑וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you go</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּבֹ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] hide</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהֵחָבֵֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hê·ḥā·ḇêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2247.htm">Strong's 2247: </a> </span><span class="str2">To withdraw, hide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in an inner</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֥דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber, room</span><br /><br /><span class="word">room.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֶ֖דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥe·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber, room</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-25.htm">1 Kings 22:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-25.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:25 Micaiah said Behold you shall see (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>