1 Kings 22:28

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

26“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. 27Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’” But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing around, “Everyone mark my words!” 29So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead. 30The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

1 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 a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the Lord has not sent me.
• Deuteronomy 18:20But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’
• 2 Kings 1:10But Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all.
• Isaiah 44:26But I carry out the predictions of my prophets! By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’ and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt; I will restore all your ruins!’
• Jeremiah 28:8The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease.
• Acts 13:10Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?
• 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.
• 2 Chronicles 18:27But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing around, “Everyone mark my words!”
• Amos 3:1Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:
• Micah 1:2Attention! Let all the people of the world listen! Let the earth and everything in it hear. The Sovereign Lord is making accusations against you; the Lord speaks from his holy Temple.
• Mark 7:14Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
• Mark 12:37Since David himself called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with great delight.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:28

• Ahab
• Armies
• Micaiah
• Prophets
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Forbear
• Jehoshaphat
• Micah, Book of
• Micaiah
• Neither
• Nor
• Prophesy
• Ramothgilead
• Venture

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