New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 18:7
7And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies anything good regarding me, but always bad. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say so.”
2 Chronicles 18:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
- New International Version (NIV)The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the 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 never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”
Context of 2 Chronicles 18:7
5So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Should we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will hand it over to the king.” 6But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of him?” And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies anything good regarding me, but always bad. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say so.” 8Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah quickly.” 9Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting, each on his throne, dressed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 18:7 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֵֽאֹת֜וֹ וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ כִּֽי־אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֤י לְטוֹבָה֙ כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה ה֖וּא מִיכָ֣יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָ֑א וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל־יֹאמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
- And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
- There is stillעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- by whom we may inquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- but I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
- him, for he neverאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- prophesiesנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- regardingעַל‛al · uponH5921
- me, but alwaysכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- me, but alwaysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
- He is Micaiahמִיכָֽיְהוּmîykâyehû mikâyehû · MicaiahH4321
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Imlahיִמְלָהyimlâ' yimlâh · ImlahH3229
- soכֵּןkên · soH3651
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:7
- 1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)
- 1 Kings 19:10And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they have sought to take my life.”
- 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, the cause of disaster to Israel?”
- 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Since you have let go from your hand the man I had designated for destruction, your life shall be forfeited in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.’”
- 1 Kings 21:20Then Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, enemy of mine?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have given yourself over to do evil in the sight of the Lord.
- Psalms 34:21Evil will bring death to the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.
- Psalms 55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they hold a grudge against me.
- Psalms 69:14Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink; May I be rescued from those who hate me, and from the depths of water.
- Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
- Proverbs 29:10People of bloodshed hate the blameless person, But the upright are concerned for his life.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”
- Amos 5:10They hate him who rebukes in the gate, And they despise him who speaks with integrity.
- Mark 6:18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
- Luke 6:22Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that its deeds are evil.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The 400 prophets were Ahab’s "yes-men." Jehoshaphat wanted to hear from a prophet of the Lord, but Ahab knew that such a prophet would disagree with his court prophets.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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