1 Kings 22:9

1 Kings 22:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
• New International Version (NIV)So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!”

Context of 1 Kings 22:9

7But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?” 8The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.” The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” 10Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them. 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.’”

1 Kings 22:9 word by word

וַיִּקְרָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־סָרִ֖יס אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַהֲרָ֖ה מִיכָ֥יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• anאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• officerסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hastenמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• Micaiahמִיכָֽיְהוּmîykâyehû mikâyehû · MicaiahH4321
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Imlahיִמְלָהyimlâ' yimlâh · ImlahH3229

Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:9

• 2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
• 2 Chronicles 18:8The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
• Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
• Daniel 1:18When the time appointed by the king arrived, the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence.
• 1 Kings 22:26Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The king of Israel called an officer - סריס saris, literally a eunuch; probably a foreigner, for it was not lawful to disgrace an Israelite by reducing him to such a state.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9An officer - More properly, as in the margin, “a eunuch.” Eunuchs seem to have been first introduced among the Israelites by David (1 Chronicles 28:1 note). They were a natural accompaniment of the seraglio of Solomon. The present passage is the first which shows that, after the separation of the kingdom, the kings of Israel employed them (compare 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9Following ancient Near Eastern tradition, Jehoshaphat asked the two kings to seek God's will before battle. This tradition appears in Aramean, Moabite, and Assyrian writings, as well as in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 23:2–4; 2 Samuel 5:19–25). Despite Ahab's doubts, Jehoshaphat insisted on calling Micaiah, a true prophet of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-361Ki 22:1-36. Ahab Slain at Ramoth-gilead. 1. continued three years without war between Syria and Israel--The disastrous defeat of Ben-hadad had so destroyed his army and exhausted the resources of his country, that, however eager, he was unable to recommence active hostilities against Israel. But that his hereditary enmity remained unsubdued, was manifest by his breach of faith concerning the treaty by which he had engaged to restore all the cities which…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:9

• Armies
• Micaiah
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ahab
• Forbear
• Jehoshaphat
• Micaiah
• Neither
• Nor
• Prophesy

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