1 Kings 22 · Verse 9

1 Kings 22:9

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
1 Kings 22:9, King James Version

1 Kings 22:9 in other translations

BSBSo the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
WEBThen the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah.”
ASVThen the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
YLTAnd the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, ‘Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
DARBYThen the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.
BBEThen the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
WebsterThen the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

What does 1 Kings 22:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The king of Israel called an officer - סריס saris, literally a eunuch; probably a foreigner, for it was not lawful to disgrace an Israelite by reducing him to such a state.

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 22:9 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.

וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH7121
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-<to>H413
סָרִ֖יסsa.Risa court-officialH5631
אֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadoneH259
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.Rahbring quickly !H4116
מִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
יִמְלָֽה\׃yim.LahImlahH3229

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 22:9

  • Isaiah 39:7

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:8

    And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

  • 1 Kings 22:26-27

    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; And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

  • Daniel 1:18

    Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

  • 2 Kings 9:32

    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
officer. or, eunuch.
2Ki 9:32; 2Ch 18:8; Isa 39:7; Da 1:18
Hasten.
26,27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:10

    And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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1 Kings 22:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey de Israel llamó á un eunuco, y díjole: trae presto á Michêas hijo de Imla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi d’Israël appela un eunuque, et dit: Fais promptement venir Michée, fils de Jimla.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da rief der König von Israel einen Kämmerer und sprach: Bringe Micha, den Sohn Jimlas, eilends her!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vocavit ergo rex Israël eunuchum quemdam, et dixit ei: Festina adducere Michæam filium Jemla.