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

22“‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked. “And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’ “‘You will succeed,’ said the Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’ 23“So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.” Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded. 25And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!” 26“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.

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 22:11One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”
• 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.
• Isaiah 50:5The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away.
• Lamentations 3:30Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.
• Micah 5:1Mobilize! Marshal your troops! The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel’s leader in the face with a rod.
• Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.
• Mark 15:19And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
• John 15:18“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.
• John 15:20Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you.
• Acts 23:2Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.
• Jeremiah 28:10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it in pieces.
• Jeremiah 29:26“The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet.
• Matthew 26:68jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! So he is the King of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and 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