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The name "Imlah" is of Hebrew origin, and while the meaning of the name is not explicitly detailed in the biblical text, it is often associated with the concept of "whom God will fill" or "fullness."<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b><br><br>Imlah is primarily known as the father of the prophet Micaiah. The account of Imlah and his son is found in <a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">1 Kings 22</a> and <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/18.htm">2 Chronicles 18</a>. These passages describe a significant event during the reign of King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah.<br><br>In <a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8</a> , King Ahab of Israel, seeking counsel about going to war against Ramoth-gilead, says to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." This statement highlights the tension between Ahab and Micaiah, as Micaiah was known for delivering messages from God that were often contrary to the desires of the king.<br><br><b>Historical and Theological Context:</b><br><br>The narrative involving Imlah's son, Micaiah, is set during a time of political alliances and conflicts in the ancient Near East. King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah formed an alliance to reclaim the city of Ramoth-gilead from the Arameans. Before proceeding with their military campaign, they sought prophetic guidance.<br><br>Micaiah, the son of Imlah, stands out as a prophet who remains faithful to the word of the LORD, despite pressure from the king and other prophets who were inclined to tell Ahab what he wanted to hear. This account underscores the biblical theme of the true prophet's role as a mouthpiece for God, often standing in opposition to prevailing political and social pressures.<br><br><b>Significance:</b><br><br>The mention of Imlah, though brief, serves to identify Micaiah and situate him within the broader narrative of Israel's history. The account of Micaiah, son of Imlah, is a powerful reminder of the importance of faithfulness to God's word, even in the face of opposition and potential persecution. It also highlights the tension between true and false prophecy, a recurring theme throughout the Scriptures.<br><br>Imlah's legacy, through his son Micaiah, is one of courage and integrity in the prophetic ministry. The account encourages believers to seek and uphold the truth of God's word, regardless of external pressures or the popularity of the message.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Imlah</span><p>plentitude; circumcision<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">IMLA; IMLAH</span><p>im'-la (yimlah, "fullness"?): Father of the prophet Micaiah (<a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8, 9</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-7.htm">2 Chronicles 18:7, 8</a>).<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3229.htm"><span class="l">3229. Yimla -- father of the prophet Micaiah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yimla or Yimlah. 3230 . father of the prophet Micaiah. Transliteration: Yimla<br> or Yimlah Phonetic Spelling: (yeem-law') Short Definition: <b>Imlah</b>. <b>...</b> Imla, <b>Imlah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3229.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/ahab_and_micaiah.htm"><span class="l">Ahab and Micaiah</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 8. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the<br> son of <b>Imlah</b>, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/ahab and micaiah.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/micaiahs_courage_in_telling_the.htm"><span class="l">Micaiah's Courage in Telling the Truth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> other prophet of Jehovah, that we may ask him?" The ruler of Israel answered, "There<br> is another by whom we may ask of Jehovah, Micaiah, the son of <b>Imlah</b>, but I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/micaiahs courage in telling the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/twenty-five_village_sermons/sermon_viii_self-destruction.htm"><span class="l">Self-Destruction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of? Ahab told him that there was one, Micaiah the son of <b>Imlah</b>, but that<br> he hated him, because he only prophesied evil of him. What <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon viii self-destruction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_15_concerning_jehoshaphat_the.htm"><span class="l">Concerning Jehoshaphat the King of Jerusalem and How Ahab Made an <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that he should be overcome and slain by the king of Syria, and that for this cause<br> he had him now in prison, and that his name was Micaiah, the son of <b>Imlah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 15 concerning jehoshaphat the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_15_jehoshaphat.htm"><span class="l">Jehoshaphat</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Is there not here a prophet of the Lord," he asked, "that we might inquire of him?"<br> Verse 6. "There is yet one man, Micaiah to son of <b>Imlah</b>, by whom we may <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 15 jehoshaphat.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_8_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Book 8 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> prophet, whose severe denunciation of a disobedient person's slaughter by a lion<br> had lately come to pass, was no other than Micaiah, the son of <b>Imlah</b>, who, as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 8 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_7/chapter_ithe_assyrian_revival_and.htm"><span class="l">The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria</span></a> <br>History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ithe assyrian revival and.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/i/imlah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Imlah</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> IMLA; <b>IMLAH</b>. im'-la (yimlah, "fullness"?): Father of the prophet Micaiah (1 Kings<br> 22:8, 9 2 Chronicles 18:7, 8). Multi-Version Concordance <b>Imlah</b> (4 Occurrences) <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/imlah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/micaiah.htm"><span class="l">Micaiah (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Who is like Jehovah?, the son of <b>Imlah</b>, a faithful<br> prophet of Samaria (1 Kings 22:8-28). Three years after <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/micaiah.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/imla.htm"><span class="l">Imla (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. IMLA; <b>IMLAH</b>. im'-la (yimlah, "fullness"?): Father<br> of the prophet Micaiah (1 Kings 22:8, 9 2 Chronicles 18:7, 8). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/imla.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/micai'ah.htm"><span class="l">Micai'ah (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man<br> by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of <b>Imlah</b>; but I hate him <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/micai'ah.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chamberlain.htm"><span class="l">Chamberlain (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> thither. (DBY). 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain,<br> and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of <b>Imlah</b>. (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chamberlain.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm"><span class="l">Micah (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (5.) "The Morasthite," so called to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of <b>Imlah</b><br> (1 Kings 22:8 <b>...</b> (8) The son of <b>Imlah</b>. See MICAIAH, (7). John A. Less. MICAH (2). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/micah.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm"><span class="l">Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and said to Ahab, "With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed."<br> He also endeavored to weaken the influence of Micaiah ben <b>Imlah</b> upon the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zedekiah.htm - 49k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unsexed.htm"><span class="l">Unsexed (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said,<br> Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of <b>Imlah</b>. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unsexed.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jehosh'aphat.htm"><span class="l">Jehosh'aphat (75 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man<br> by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of <b>Imlah</b>; but I hate him <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jehosh'aphat.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/imla's.htm"><span class="l">Imla's (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/imla's.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Micaiah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Micaiah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Imlah (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8</a></span><br />The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of <span class="boldtext">Imlah</span>; but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Quickly get Micaiah the son of <span class="boldtext">Imlah</span>."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-7.htm">2 Chronicles 18:7</a></span><br />And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but always evil: it is Micah the son of <span class="boldtext">Imlah</span>. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">2 Chronicles 18:8</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of <span class="boldtext">Imlah</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/imlah.htm">Imlah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/immaculate.htm">Immaculate</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/imlah.htm">Imlah (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/i/imla--father_of_michaiah_the_prophet.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Imla: Father of Michaiah the Prophet"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Imla: Father of Michaiah the Prophet" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/i/imla's.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Imla's"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Imla's" /></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="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></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>