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Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten <i>hither</i> Micaiah the son of Imlah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah quickly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, &#8220Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hasten <i>to bring</i> Micaiah son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hurry and get Micaiah son of Imlah! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called an officer and said, &#8220Hurry and get Micaiah son of Imlah!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king of Israel called for an officer and said, "Quick! [Get] Micaiah, son of Imlah!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the king of Israel called one of his officers and ordered him, "Bring me Imla's son Micaiah quickly."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, ?Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king of Israel summoned an official and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah.” <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 the king of Israel calls to a certain eunuch and says, “Hurry along Micaiah son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, 'Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Israel will call for one eunuch, and say, Hasten, Micaiah, son of Imlah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas the son of Jemla. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the king of Israel called a certain eunuch, and he said to him, “Hurry to bring here Micaiah, the son of Imlah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called an official and said to him, “Get Micaiah, son of Imlah, at once.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Make haste and bring here Micah the son of Imlah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King of Israel called one Eunuch and said to him: “Quickly! Mikah, son of Yamla!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, <i>Bring hither</i> quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-9.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=8769" 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">Ahab and the False Prophets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">So the king</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.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: sā·rîs (N-ms) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">of his officials</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.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: ma·hă·rāh (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">“Bring</a> <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/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3229.htm" title="3229: yim·lāh (N-proper-ms) -- Father of the prophet Micaiah. Or Yimlah; from male'; full; Jimla or Jimlah, an Israelite.">of Imlah at once.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.…<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/18-8.htm">2 Chronicles 18:8</a></span><br />So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8-14</a></span><br />Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. / In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. / But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">2 Kings 3:11-14</a></span><br />But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.” / Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. / Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Jeremiah 38:14</a></span><br />Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm">Jeremiah 37:17</a></span><br />Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">2 Samuel 12:1-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. / The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, / but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-9.htm">2 Kings 1:9-15</a></span><br />Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” / Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32</a></span><br />Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Matthew 14:3-5</a></span><br />Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” / Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Mark 6:17-20</a></span><br />For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” / So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Acts 4:18-21</a></span><br />Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. / 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="/acts/5-27.htm">Acts 5:27-29</a></span><br />They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them. / “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.” / But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18</a></span><br />On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Luke 21:12</a></span><br />But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-33.htm">Acts 23:33-35</a></span><br />When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him. / The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, / he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten here Micaiah the son of Imlah.</p><p class="hdg">officer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">2 Kings 9:32</a></b></br> And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who <i>is</i> on my side? who? And there looked out to him two <i>or</i> three eunuchs.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">2 Chronicles 18:8</a></b></br> And the king of Israel called for one <i>of his</i> officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a></b></br> And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.</p><p class="hdg">Hasten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">1 Kings 22:26,27</a></b></br> And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/37-36.htm">Chamberlain</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-11.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-38.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-40.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">Imlah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-13.htm">Micai'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-41.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-15.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/daniel/1-18.htm">Unsexed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/23-11.htm">Chamberlain</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">Imlah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">Micah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-13.htm">Micaiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">Micai'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">Officer</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-26.htm">Once</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-11.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-49.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Unsexed</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>So the king of Israel called one of his officials</b><br>In this passage, the king of Israel is Ahab, who ruled the northern kingdom from approximately 874 to 853 BC. Ahab is often remembered for his idolatry and his marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel further into the worship of Baal. The officials in the king's court were likely high-ranking members of his administration, possibly military leaders or advisors. This reflects the hierarchical structure of ancient Near Eastern monarchies, where the king had a close circle of trusted officials to carry out his commands.<p><b>and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”</b><br>Micaiah is a prophet of the Lord, distinct from the 400 prophets who were advising Ahab. His name means "Who is like Yahweh?" which underscores his role as a true prophet of God. Micaiah's father, Imlah, is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, suggesting that Micaiah may not have come from a prominent family, highlighting that God often chooses unlikely individuals to deliver His messages. The urgency in Ahab's command to bring Micaiah "at once" suggests a pressing need for divine insight, despite Ahab's reluctance to hear Micaiah's prophecies, which were often unfavorable to him. This moment foreshadows the tension between true prophecy and the king's desires, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. Micaiah's role as a prophet can be seen as a type of Christ, who also spoke truth to power and was often rejected by those in authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_israel.htm">King of Israel</a></b><br>At this time, the king of Israel is Ahab, known for his idolatry and opposition to the prophets of the Lord. His reign is marked by conflict with the prophets and a tendency to seek counsel that aligns with his desires rather than God's will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/micaiah_son_of_imlah.htm">Micaiah son of Imlah</a></b><br>A prophet of the Lord who is known for speaking the truth, regardless of the consequences. Micaiah stands in contrast to the false prophets who tell the king what he wants to hear.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/official.htm">Official</a></b><br>An unnamed servant or officer of the king, tasked with bringing Micaiah to the king. This reflects the hierarchical structure of the royal court.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah, who is present during this event. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his desire for true prophetic counsel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, where this event takes place. It serves as the political and religious center during Ahab's reign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_truth.htm">The Importance of Seeking Truth</a></b><br>Micaiah's role emphasizes the need to seek God's truth, even when it is unpopular or unwelcome. Believers are encouraged to prioritize divine truth over human approval.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Micaiah's willingness to speak God's message despite the potential for personal harm serves as a model for standing firm in faith and conviction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>The contrasting approaches of Ahab and Jehoshaphat highlight the importance of discernment and seeking godly counsel in leadership decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_godly_counsel.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring Godly Counsel</a></b><br>Ahab's preference for false prophets who tell him what he wants to hear serves as a warning about the dangers of ignoring or rejecting God's guidance.<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/how_are_2_chr_18_and_1_kgs_22_inerrant.htm">Comparing 2 Chronicles 18 with 1 Kings 22, how can both accounts be inerrant if they present varying details about the same event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_israel_persist_despite_1_kings_9_6-7.htm">1 Kings 9:6-7 warns that Israel will be cut off for disobedience, yet the nation continued for centuries; how do we address this apparent inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_solomon's_peaceful_reign_end_in_conflict.htm">How do we reconcile the promise of Solomon having a peaceful reign (1 Chronicles 22:9) with the conflicts and eventual division of the kingdom after his rule?</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 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the king of Israel caned an officer</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">one</span> <span class="accented">eunuch</span>. So the LXX., <span class="greek">εὐνοῦχον ἕνα</span>. So that Samuel's forebodings have been realized (<a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15</a>, marg.) Probably, like Ebed Melech, <span class="accented">the Ethiopian</span> (<a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7</a>), he was a foreigner; possibly a prisoner of war (Herod. 3:49; 6:32). <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Deuteronomy 23:1</a> suggests that even such a king as Ahab would hardly inflict this humiliation upon an Israelite. From <a href="/1_chronicles/28-1.htm">1 Chronicles 28:1</a>, Hebrews, we gather that even David's court had its eunuchs, and we may be sure that Solomon's enormous harem could not be maintained without them. In later days we find them prominent in the history, and occupying important positions under the king (<a href="/2_kings/8-6.htm">2 Kings 8:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">2 Kings 9:32</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-11.htm">2 Kings 23:11</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">2 Kings 25:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/34-19.htm">Jeremiah 34:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Jeremiah 52:25</a>, etc. Cf. <a href="/genesis/37-36.htm">Genesis 37:36</a>)], <span class="cmt_word">and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-9.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">So the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his officials</span><br /><span class="heb">סָרִ֖יס</span> <span class="translit">(sā·rîs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A eunuch, valet, a minister of state</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</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">“Bring</span><br /><span class="heb">מַהֲרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·hă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Micaiah</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיכָ֥יְהוּ</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">the son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Imlah {at once}.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yim·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3229.htm">Strong's 3229: </a> </span><span class="str2">Imlah -- father of the prophet Micaiah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-9.htm">1 Kings 22:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-9.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:10" /></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>