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1 Kings 22:17-23
17So Micaiah declaredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327onאֶל־'el-H413the hillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withoutאֵין־'ein-H369a shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428peoplehave noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;let each oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725homeלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”
18Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “Did I notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413that he neverלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808prophesiesיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896for meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921,but onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518badרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?”
19Micaiah continuedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by Himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921on His rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on His leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.
20And the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601אֶת־'et-H853Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to march upוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth-gileadבְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑דbe.ra.Mot gil.'AdH7418H1568?’And oneזֶה֙zehH2088suggestedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thisבְּכֹ֔הbe.KhohH3541,and anotherוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088אֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559thatבְּכֹֽה׃be.KhohH3541.
21Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307came forwardוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDוַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛הvai.Yo.mer Yah.wehH3068H559,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589will entice himאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601.’ ‘By what meansבַּמָּֽה׃ba.MahH4100?’askedאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.
22And he repliedH559, ‘I will go outאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318and beוְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ve.ha.Yi.tiH1961a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthsבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.’ ‘You will surelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571entice himתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601and prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201,’saidH559the LORD. ‘Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213itכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.’
23Soוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258you seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthsבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428prophets of yoursנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030,and the LORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451against youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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