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 also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question.” 8The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.” So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” 10King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in front of them. 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!”

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 9:32Jehu looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, “Who is on my side?” And two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
• 2 Chronicles 18:8So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
• Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.’”
• Daniel 1:18When the training period ordered by the king was completed, the chief of staff brought all the young men to King Nebuchadnezzar.
• 1 Kings 22:26“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.

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
• Ahab
• Forbear
• Jehoshaphat
• 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