1 Kings 22 · Verse 17

1 Kings 22:17

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.
1 Kings 22:17, King James Version

1 Kings 22:17 in other translations

BSBSo 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.’”
WEBHe 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.’”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 22:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:14-17

14-17. what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak--On the way the messenger who conducted [Micaiah] to the royal presence informed him of the tenor of the prophecies already given and recommended him to agree with the rest, no doubt from the kindly motive of seeing him released from imprisonment. But Micaiah, inflexibly faithful to his divine mission as a prophet, announced his purpose to proclaim honestly…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 These have no master - Here the prophet foretells the defeat of Israel, and the death of the king; they were as sheep that had not a shepherd, people that had no master, the political shepherd and master (Ahab) shall fall in battle.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:15-28

The greatest kindness we can do to one that is going in a dangerous way, is, to tell him of his danger. To leave the hardened criminal without excuse, and to give a useful lesson to others, Micaiah related his vision. This matter is represented after the manner of men: we are not to imagine that God is ever put upon new counsels; or that he needs to consult with angels, or any creature, about the methods he should…

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1 Kings 22:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
נְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimscatteredH6327
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022
כַּצֹּ֕אןka.Tzonlike <the> flockH6629
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֵין\־'ein-notH369
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belongs] to them
רֹעֶ֑הro.'Eha shepherdH7462
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimmastersH113
לָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.leh[belong] to theseH428
יָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vulet them returnH7725
אִישׁ\־'ish-eachH376
לְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.Toto house hisH1004
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם\׃be.sha.Lomin peaceH7965

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Cross references for 1 Kings 22:17

  • Numbers 27:17

    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.

  • Matthew 9:36

    But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • 1 Kings 22:34-36

    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:16-17

    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. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

  • Ezekiel 34:4-6

    The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

  • Zechariah 13:7

    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  • Acts 10:11-17

    And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. …

  • Jeremiah 50:6

    My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire 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.)

  • Jeremiah 1:11-16

    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. Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. …

  • Zechariah 10:2

    For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I saw.
1Sa 9:9; Jer 1:11-16; Eze 1:4; Ac 10:11-17
as sheep.
34-36; Nu 27:17; 2Ch 18:16,17; Jer 23:1,2; 50:6,17; Eze 34:4-6
Zec 10:2; 13:7; Mt 9:36

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:16

    And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?

  • 1 Kings 22:17

    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.

  • 1 Kings 22:18

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

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1 Kings 22:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces él dijo: Yo ví á todo Israel esparcido por los montes, como ovejas que no tienen pastor: y Jehová dijo: Estos no tienen señor; vuélvase cada uno á su casa en paz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Michée dit: J’ai vu tout Israël dispersé sur les montagnes, comme un troupeau qui n’a pas de berger; et l’ Éternel a dit: Ceux-ci n’ont pas de seigneur; qu’ils s’en retournent en paix chacun à sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach er: Ich sah ganz Israel auf den Bergen zerstreut, wie Schafe, die keinen Hirten haben. Und Jehova sprach: Diese haben keinen Herrn; sie sollen ein jeder nach seinem Hause zurückkehren in Frieden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ille ait: Vidi cunctum Israël dispersum in montibus, quasi oves non habentes pastorem. Et ait Dominus: Non habent isti dominum: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam in pace.