1 Kings 22 · Verse 8

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
1 Kings 22:8, King James Version

1 Kings 22:8 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
ASVAnd the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
YLTAnd the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, ‘Yet--one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil--Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, ‘Let not the king say so.'
DARBYAnd 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 evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
BBEAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
WebsterAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

What does 1 Kings 22:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:3-8

3-8. Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours--a Levitical and free town on the north border of Gad (De 4:43; Jos 21:38), on the site of the present Salt Lake, in the province of Belka. It lay within the territories of the Israelitish monarch, and was unjustly alienated; but whether it was one of the cities usurped by the first Ben-hadad, which his son had promised to restore, or was retained for some other reasons…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Micaiah the son of Imlah - The Jews suppose that it was this prophet who reproved Ahab for dismissing Ben-hadad, 1Kgs 20:35, etc. And that it was because of the judgments with which he had threatened him, that Ahab hated him: I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:1-14

The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance such conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with those who have no regard…

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1 Kings 22:8 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
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל\׀Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
ע֣וֹדodstillH5750
אִישׁ\־'ish-a manH376
אֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadoneH259
לִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.Roshto consultH1875
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵאֹת֜וֹme.'o.Tofrom <obj.> himH853
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
שְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivI hate himH8130
כִּ֠יkiforH3588
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'he prophesiesH5012
עָלַ֥י'a.Laion meH5921
טוֹב֙tOvgoodH2896
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
רָ֔עRa'evilH7451
מִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יִמְלָ֑הyim.LahImlahH3229
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יֹאמַ֥רyo.Marhe speakH559
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
כֵּֽן\׃KenthusH3651

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Cross references for 1 Kings 22:8

  • John 3:19-21

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  • Amos 5:10

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  • John 17:14

    I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  • John 7:7

    The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  • John 15:18-19

    If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

  • Galatians 4:16

    Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

  • Jeremiah 38:4

    Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

  • Micah 2:7

    O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

  • 1 Kings 18:4

    For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • Revelation 11:7-10

    And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • 2 Kings 9:22

    And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
yet one man.
18:4; 19:10,14; 20:41,42
but I hate him.
27; 20:43; 21:20; Ge 37:8; 2Ch 36:16; Ps 34:21; Pr 9:8; 15:12
Isa 49:7; Jer 18:18; 20:10; 43:3,4; Am 5:10; Zec 11:8; Mt 10:22
Joh 3:19-21; 7:7; 15:18,19; 17:14; Ga 4:16; Re 11:7-10
good.
13; Isa 30:10; Jer 38:4; Mic 2:11
concerning me.
20:35-42; 2Ki 9:22; Isa 3:11; 57:19-21
Let not the.
21:27-29; Pr 5:12-14; Mic 2:7

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:7

    And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

  • 1 Kings 22:8

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

  • 1 Kings 22:9

    Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

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1 Kings 22:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey de Israel respondió á Josaphat: Aun hay un varón por el cual podríamos consultar á Jehová, Michêas, hijo de Imla: mas yo le aborrezco, porque nunca me profetiza bien, sino solamente mal. Y Josaphat dijo: No hable el rey así.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi d’Israël dit à Josaphat: Il y a encore un homme, pour consulter l’ Éternel par lui; mais je le hais, car il ne prophétise pas du bien à mon égard, mais du mal; c’est Michée, fils de Jimla. Et Josaphat dit: Que le roi ne parle pas ainsi!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König von Israel sprach zu Josaphat: Es ist noch ein Mann da, um durch ihn Jehova zu befragen; aber ich hasse ihn, denn er weissagt nichts Gutes über mich, sondern nur Böses: Micha, der Sohn Jimlas. Und Josaphat sprach: Der König spreche nicht also!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat: Remansit vir unus per quem possumus interrogare Dominum: sed ego odi eum, quia non prophetat mihi bonum, sed malum: Michæas filius Jemla. Cui Josaphat ait: Ne loquaris ita, rex.