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Let each one go home in peace.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’” <a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master. Each of them is to return to his house in peace.’” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he said, &#8220I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd. And the LORD said, &#8216These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.’” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd. And Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.’” <a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered upon the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.’” <a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, “They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said,&#8221 They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. <a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He answered, "In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The LORD said, 'This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.'" <a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Micaiah said, "I saw Israel's troops scattered in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The LORD said, 'These [sheep] have no master. Let each one go home in peace.'" <a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> Micaiah answered, "I can see the army of Israel scattered over the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These men have no leader; let them go home in peace.'" <a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Micaiah replied: "I saw all of Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD told me, 'These have no master, so let them each return to his own home in peace.'" <a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Micaiah declared: ?I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ?These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.?? <a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a> Micaiah said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said, 'They have no master. They should go home in peace.'" <a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, 'These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.'" <a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. <a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says, “I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and YHWH says, These have no master; let them return—each to his house in peace.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, These have no master; they turn back each to his house in peace.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, I saw all Israel scattered to the mountains as sheep which not to them a shepherd: and Jehovah will say, No lords to these; they shall turn back a man to his house in peace.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said: I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no master: let every man of them return to his house in peace. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered among the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his own house in peace.’ ” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a> So Micaiah said: “I see all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd, And the LORD saying, These have no master! Let each of them go back home in peace.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Micaiah said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, ‘These have no master; let each one go home in peace.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Micah said, I saw Israel scattered upon the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return every man to his own house in peace. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Mikah said: “I have seen Israel scattered on the mountains as sheep without a Shepherd, and LORD JEHOVAH said: “They have no Master. Let them return each man to his house in peace.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: 'I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said: These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock without a shepherd: and the Lord said, Is not God lord of these? let each one return to his home in peace. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8867" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab</a> …16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?” 17<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So Micaiah declared:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">“I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: nə·p̄ō·ṣîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kaṣ·ṣōn (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">like sheep</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rō·‘eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">a shepherd.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</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.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: lā·’êl·leh (Prep-l:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">‘These people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nîm (N-mp) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">master;</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">let each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šū·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇê·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">home</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: bə·šā·lō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">in peace.’”</a> 18Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">2 Chronicles 18:16</a> So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’” <a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Ezekiel 34:5-6</a> They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. / My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’ <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/mark/6-34.htm">Mark 6:34</a> When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a> “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a> For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. <a href="/numbers/27-17.htm">Numbers 27:17</a> who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.” <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a> We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a> I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. ... <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Jeremiah 50:6</a> My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place. <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a> He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. <a href="/matthew/26-31.htm">Matthew 26:31</a> Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a> Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones. <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-6</a> “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, I saw all Israel scattered on the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.I saw<a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a> (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)<a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11-16</a> Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree… <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a> And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.as sheep<a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">1 Kings 22:24-36</a> But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? … <a href="/numbers/27-17.htm">Numbers 27:17</a> Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.<a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">2 Chronicles 18:16,17</a> Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-13.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm">Master</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-15.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-18.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-15.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">These</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-22.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-3.htm">Master</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-2.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">These</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a> 37. <a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a> 41. <a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a> 45. <a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a> 46. <a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a> 51. <a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>So Micaiah declared: Micaiah, a prophet of the Lord, stands in contrast to the false prophets who assured King Ahab of victory. His role as a true prophet is significant, as he speaks the word of God despite the pressure to conform. This highlights the biblical theme of the faithful remnant who remain true to God's word.I saw all Israel scattered on the hills: This imagery of Israel scattered reflects a lack of leadership and direction, reminiscent of shepherdless sheep. It echoes the consequences of disobedience and the failure of Israel's kings to lead according to God's commandments. The hills of Israel, often sites of idolatrous worship, underscore the nation's spiritual waywardness.like sheep without a shepherd: This phrase is a powerful metaphor for the vulnerability and helplessness of the people without a godly leader. It connects to other biblical passages, such as <a href="/numbers/27-17.htm">Numbers 27:17</a> and <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a>, where the need for righteous leadership is emphasized. It foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, who provides true guidance and care.And the LORD said: The direct speech of the Lord signifies divine authority and the certainty of the prophecy. It underscores the sovereignty of God over the affairs of nations and kings, a recurring theme throughout the Bible.‘These people have no master; The absence of a master or king indicates impending judgment on Ahab, whose leadership has led Israel astray. It reflects the biblical principle that ungodly leadership results in chaos and dispersion, as seen in the history of Israel and Judah.let each one return home in peace.’ This statement is both a prophecy and a command. It suggests that the battle will not proceed as planned, and the people will not face the expected conflict. The notion of returning home in peace contrasts with the anticipated war, highlighting God's mercy even in judgment. It also prefigures the peace that comes through Christ, who reconciles and restores.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micaiah.htm">Micaiah</a> A prophet of the Lord who is known for speaking the truth, even when it is unpopular or dangerous. In this passage, he delivers a prophecy that contradicts the false prophets of King Ahab. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern kingdom, often led astray by its kings. In this context, Israel is depicted as vulnerable and leaderless, like sheep without a shepherd. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_ahab.htm">King Ahab</a> The king of Israel at the time, known for his idolatry and opposition to the prophets of the Lord. He seeks counsel about going to war against Ramoth-gilead. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> The king of Judah who allies with Ahab. He insists on seeking the counsel of a true prophet of the Lord, leading to Micaiah's prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/r/ramoth-gilead.htm">Ramoth-gilead</a> A city of strategic importance, the object of Ahab's military ambitions. The conflict over this city sets the stage for the prophecy and subsequent events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_prophecy.htm">The Importance of True Prophecy</a> Micaiah's willingness to speak God's truth, despite opposition, underscores the importance of seeking and adhering to genuine prophetic voices in our lives. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> The imagery of sheep without a shepherd highlights the critical role of leaders. Godly leadership is essential for guiding and protecting the people. <a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_human_plans.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Human Plans</a> Despite human ambitions and plans, God's will ultimately prevails. We must align our desires with His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Ahab's disregard for God's word through Micaiah leads to his downfall. Ignoring divine warnings can result in dire consequences. <a href="/topical/p/peace_in_god's_plan.htm">Peace in God's Plan</a> The prophecy ends with a call for the people to return home in peace, suggesting that true peace is found in obedience to God's direction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_jehoshaphat_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Jehoshaphat in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_micaiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Micaiah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_send_lying_spirits_(1_kings_22_22).htm">Why does God send lying spirits to deceive people (1 Kings 22:22)?</a> <a href="/q/do_deut._17_14-20_and_1_sam._8_conflict.htm">How does Deuteronomy 17:14-20's endorsement of a human king align with 1 Samuel 8's warning against monarchy, and are these texts contradictory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And he said [We may imagine how entire was the change of tone. He now speaks with profound seriousness. Thenius sees in the peculiarity and originality of this vision a proof of the historical truth of this history. "We feel that we are gradually drawing nearer to the times of the later prophets. It is a vision which might rank amongst those of Isaiah or Ezekiel" (Stanley)], I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. [The last words are illustrated by the command of ver. 31; compare ver. 36. We may also picture the effect these words would have on the assembly at the city gate. For, however much they might be inclined to discredit Micaiah's words, and however much the reckless, unreasoning war spirit might possess them, there were none who did not understand that this vision portended the dispersion of the Israelite army and the death of its leader. King and people had been constantly represented under the figure of shepherd and sheep, and notably by Moses himself, who had used these very words, "sheep without a shepherd" (<a href="/numbers/27-17.htm">Numbers 27:17</a>; cf. <a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70, 71</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1, 2</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>, passim. It is observable that Micaiah's vision, like Zedekiah's parable, borrows the language of the Pentateuch. Coincidences of this remote character are the most powerful proofs that the Pentateuch was then written.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Micaiah declared: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “I saw רָאִ֤יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc scattered נְפֹצִ֣ים (nə·p̄ō·ṣîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the hills הֶהָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country like sheep כַּצֹּ֕אן (kaṣ·ṣōn) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock without אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle a shepherd. רֹעֶ֑ה (rō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with And the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘These [people] לָאֵ֔לֶּה (lā·’êl·leh) Preposition-l | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those have no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no master; אֲדֹנִ֣ים (’ă·ḏō·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller let each one אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person return יָשׁ֥וּבוּ (yā·šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again home לְבֵית֖וֹ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house in peace.’” בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (bə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-17.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:17 He said I saw all Israel scattered (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:18" /></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>