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1 Kings 22:19-28
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.”
24Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668went upוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066,struckוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321inעַל־'al-H5921the faceהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895,and demandedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Which wayאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335H2088did the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gowhen He departedעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674from meמֵאִתִּ֖יme.'i.TiH854to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with youאוֹתָֽךְ׃'o.TakhH854?”
25Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּ הִנְּךָ֥mi.Kha.ye.hu hi.ne.KhaH4321H2005repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will soon seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200,on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you goתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935andhideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247in an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315.”
26And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478declaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקַ֚חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321and return himוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Amonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,
27and tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853thisזֶ֖הzehH2088manin prisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H1004H3608and feed himוְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398only breadלֶ֤חֶם לַ֙חַץ֙Le.chem la.chatzH3899H3906and waterוּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץu.Ma.yim La.chatzH4325H3906untilעַ֖ד'adH5704I returnבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935safelyבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.’”
28But Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you ever returnH7725safelyבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808spokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696through me.”Then he addedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Take heedשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605you peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971!”
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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