Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 22:8-28
8And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, There is yetoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofImlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229, by whom we mayenquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068: but Ihateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him; for he doth notprophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerning me, butevilרָ֔עRa'H7451. AndJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Let not thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559so.
10And thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063satיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on histhroneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678, having putonמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899, in athreshingfloorבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637at theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; and all theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
11AndZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213himhornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161ofironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270: and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, With these shalt thoupushתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055theSyriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758, until thou hastconsumedכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.
12And all theprophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesiedנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012so,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Goupעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927toRamothgileadגִּלְעָד֙gil.'AdH7433H1568, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414it into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.
13And themessengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatwentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980tocallלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahמִיכָ֗יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold now, thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030declaregoodט֖וֹבTovH2896to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259mouthפֶּֽה־peh-H6310: let thywordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697, I pray thee, be like thewordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697ofoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them, andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696that which isgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
15So hecameוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321, shall wegoH3212againstRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH7433H1568tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, or shall weforbearנֶחְדָּ֑לnech.DalH2308? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927, andprosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414it into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
16And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, How manytimesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471shall Iadjureמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650thee that thoutellתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696me nothing but that which istrueאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?
17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327upon thehillsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, assheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629that have not ashepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, These have nomasterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113: let themreturnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725everymanאִישׁ־'ish-H376to hishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
19And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085thou therefore thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: Isawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, and all thehostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by him on his righthandמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.
20And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who shallpersuadeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, that he may goupוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927andfallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307atRamothgileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433H1568? And onesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in thismannerבְּכֹ֔הbe.KhohH3541, and anothersaidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559in thatmannerבְּכֹֽה׃be.KhohH3541.
22And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, How? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will goforthאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318, and I will be alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all hisprophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltpersuadeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601him, andprevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201also: goforthצֵ֖אtze'H3318, anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213so.
23Now therefore, behold, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414alyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in themouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of all these thyprophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451concerning thee.
24ButZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofChenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668wentnearוַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.GashH5066, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321on thecheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whichwayאֵי־'ei-H335wentעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674theSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068from me tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to thee?
26And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321, and carry himbackוַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huH7725toAmonאָמֹ֣ן'a.MonH526thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and toJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;
27Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Putשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760this man in theprisonבֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶאbeit ha.Ke.le'H1004H3608, andfeedוְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּve.ha.'a.khi.Lu.huH398him withbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899ofafflictionלַ֙חַץ֙la.chatzH3906and withwaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofafflictionלַ֔חַץLa.chatzH3906, until Icomeבֹּאִ֥יbo.'IH935inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.
28AndMicaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If thou shaltreturnשׁ֤וֹבShovH7725atallתָּשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725inpeaceבְּשָׁל֔וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath notspokenדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696by me. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearkenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085, Opeopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971, each one of you.
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
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