1 Kings 22:24

1 Kings 22:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
• New International Version (NIV)Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?”

Context of 1 Kings 22:24

22He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’ 23So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you.” Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?” 25Micaiah replied, “Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.” 26Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

1 Kings 22:24 word by word

וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה וַיַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּ֑חִי וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי־זֶ֨ה עָבַ֧ר רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה מֵאִתִּ֖י לְדַבֵּ֥ר אוֹתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָהkena‛ănâh · ChenaanahH3668
• went nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Micaiahמִיכָֽיְהוּmîykâyehû mikâyehû · MicaiahH4321
• on the cheekלְחִיlechîy · jawH3895
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Which wayאַי'ay · where?H335
• wentעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• from me to speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696

Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:24

• 1 Kings 22:11Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
• Isaiah 50:5The sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; I have not rebelled, I have not turned back.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults. כ (Kaf)
• Micah 5:1(4:14) But now slash yourself, daughter surrounded by soldiers! We are besieged! With a scepter they strike Israel’s ruler on the side of his face.
• Mark 14:65Then some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat him.
• Mark 15:19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
• John 15:20Remember what I told you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.
• Acts 23:2At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
• Jeremiah 28:10The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it.
• Jeremiah 29:26“The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. He has put you in charge in the Lord’s temple of controlling any lunatic who pretends to be a prophet. And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks with an iron collar around his neck.
• Matthew 26:68saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me - This is an expression of as great insolence as the act was of brutal aggression. "Did the Spirit of the Lord, who rests solely upon me, condescend to inspire thee? Was it at this ear [where he smote him] that it entered, in order to hold communion with thee?" Josephus tells an idle rabbinical tale about this business, which is as unworthy of repetition as it is of credit. See his Antiq. of the Jews, book…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Smote Micaiah on the cheek - As Micaiah had been brought from prison 1 Kings 22:26, it is probable that his hands were bound. The prophet, thus standing before the great ones of the earth, bound and helpless, bearing testimony to the truth, and for his testimony smitten on the face by an underling, whose blow he receives without either shame or anger, is a notable type of our Lord before Caiaphas suffering the same indignity. Which way … - Zedekiah‘s…Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Zedekiah, a false prophet, angrily claimed he and the others were truthful. Like Ahab, they would eventually learn the truth when Jehu's purge of Baal worship came true (2 Kings 10:18–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek--The insolence of this man, the leader of the false prophets, seems to have been provoked by jealousy at Micaiah's assumed monopoly of the spirit of inspiration. This mode of smiting, usually with a shoe, is both severe and ignominious. The calm reply of the Lord's prophet consisted in announcing the fate of the false prophets who suffered as the advisers of the disastrous…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:24

• Ahab
• Armies
• Chenaanah
• Infidelity
• Micaiah
• Minister, Christian
• Mocking
• Presumption
• Reproof
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Zedekiah
• Ahab
• Chenaanah
• Forbear
• Jehoshaphat
• Micaiah
• Neither
• Nor
• Prophesy
• Ramothgilead

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