God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 22:28
28Micaiah said, “If you really do come back safely, then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me. Pay attention to this, everyone!”
1 Kings 22:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
- New International Version (NIV)Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Micaiah said, "If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Hear, all you peoples!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Take heed, all you people!”
Context of 1 Kings 22:28
26The king of Israel then said, “Send Micaiah back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the prince. 27Say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I come home safely.’ ” Micaiah said, “If you really do come back safely, then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me. Pay attention to this, everyone!” 29So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to Ramoth in Gilead. 30The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you should wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Read all of 1 Kings 221 Kings 22:28 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔יְהוּ אִם־שׁ֤וֹב תָּשׁוּב֙ בְּשָׁל֔וֹם לֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בִּ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Micaiahמִיכָֽיְהוּmîykâyehû mikâyehû · MicaiahH4321
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- If thou returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- hath not spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- Hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- O peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:28
- Numbers 16:29If these men die like all other people—if they die a natural death—then the Lord hasn’t sent me.
- Deuteronomy 18:20But any prophet who dares to say something in my name that I didn’t command him to say or who speaks in the name of other gods must die.”
- 2 Kings 1:10Elijah answered the officer, “If I’m a man of God, fire will come from heaven and burn up you and your 50 men.” Then fire came from heaven and burned up the officer and his 50 men.
- Isaiah 44:26He confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the plan of his messengers. He says about Jerusalem, “It will be inhabited.” He says about the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt.” He says about their ruins, “I will restore them.”
- Jeremiah 28:8Long ago, the prophets who preceded you and me prophesied wars, disasters, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms.
- Acts 13:10and said, “You are full of dirty tricks and schemes, you son of the devil! You hate everything that has God’s approval. Quit trying to distort the truth about the way the Lord wants people to live.
- 1 Kings 18:21Elijah stood up in front of all the people and asked them, “How long will you try to have it both ways? If the Lord is God, follow him; if Baal is God, follow him.” The people didn’t say a word.
- 2 Chronicles 18:27Micaiah said, “If you really do come back safely, then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me. Pay attention to this, everyone!”
- Amos 3:1Listen to this message which I, the Lord, have spoken against you Israelites, against your whole family that I brought out of Egypt.
- Micah 1:2Listen, all you people! Pay attention, earth and all who are on it. The Almighty Lord will be a witness against you. The Lord will be a witness from his holy temple.
- Mark 7:14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand!
- Mark 12:37David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?” The large crowd enjoyed listening to him.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:28
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 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 take; or that he is the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2826-28. Take Micaiah, ... Put this fellow in prison--Ahab, under the impulse of vehement resentment, remands the prophet until his return.Read the comment
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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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