1 Kings 22 · Verse 20

1 Kings 22:20

And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
1 Kings 22:20, King James Version

1 Kings 22:20 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
WEBThe LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One said one thing, and another said another.
ASVAnd Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner.
YLTand Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith thus, and that one is saying thus.
DARBYand Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said after this manner, and another said after that manner.
BBEAnd the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
WebsterAnd the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said in this manner, and another said in that manner.

What does 1 Kings 22:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:18-23

18-23. Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?--Since Ahab was disposed to trace this unwelcome truth to personal enmity, Micaiah proceeded fearlessly to tell the incensed monarch in full detail what had been revealed to him. The Hebrew prophets, borrowing their symbolic pictures from earthly scenes, described God in heaven as a king in His kingdom. And as earthly princes do…

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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 22:20 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
יְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.Tehwill he deceiveH6601
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
וְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'also he may go upH5927
וְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.Poland he may fallH5307
בְּרָמֹ֣תbe.ra.Motat RamothH7418
גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand it saidH559
זֶה֙zehthis [one]H2088
בְּכֹ֔הbe.Khohby thusH3541
וְזֶ֥הve.Zehand this [one]H2088
אֹמֵ֖ר'o.Mer[was] sayingH559
בְּכֹֽה\׃be.Khohby thusH3541

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 22:20

  • Ezekiel 14:9

    And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

  • Job 12:16

    With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

  • Jeremiah 4:10

    Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
persuade. or, deceive.
Job 12:16; Jer 4:10; Eze 14:9

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:19

    And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

  • 1 Kings 22:20

    And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

  • 1 Kings 22:21

    And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.

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1 Kings 22:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo: ¿Quién inducirá á Achâb, para que suba y caiga en Ramoth de Galaad? Y uno decía de una manera; y otro decía de otra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et l’ Éternel dit: Qui persuadera Achab, afin qu’il monte et qu’il tombe à Ramoth de Galaad? Et celui-ci dit ainsi, et celui-là dit ainsi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach: Wer will Ahab bereden, daß er hinaufziehe und zu Ramoth-Gilead falle? Und der eine sprach so, und der andere sprach so.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ait Dominus: Quis decipiet Achab regem Israël, ut ascendat, et cadat in Ramoth Galaad? Et dixit unus verba hujuscemodi, et alius aliter.