1 Kings 22:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. ”

1 Kings 22:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he answered him ... - Micaiah speaks the exact words of the 400 in so mocking and ironical a tone, that the king cannot mistake his meaning, or regard his answer as serious. The king’s rejoin...
1 Kings 22:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, (n) Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it]...
1 Kings 22:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab's Attack on Ramoth-gilead and his Death. The death of Ahab must have taken place before or during the year 854 B.C., when the battle of Qarqara was fought, and his name is mentioned in the Ass...
1 Kings 22:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Go, and prosper. Figure of speech Eironeia. App-6. Doubtless repeating the words he had heard in verses: 1 Kings 22:6 ; 1 Kings 22:13 .
1 Kings 22:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it int...
1 Kings 22:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver, &c.— Supposing Micaiah had spoken in earnest, his answer does not at all contradict the other prophets: but the words, it is most likely, were spoke...
1 Kings 22:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it...
1 Kings 22:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab and Micaiah. Ahab's Death at Ramoth-gllead. Reign of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah 1. Three years] probably calculated from the peace described in 1 Kings 20:34 .
1 Kings 22:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Go, and prosper. — Micaiah is a true disciple of Elijah in the defiant irony of the tone in which he takes up and mocks the utterance of the false prophets so bitterly as at once to show Ahab his s...
1 Kings 22:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ALONE AGAINST THE WORLD 1 Kings 22:1-40 "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied I have heard what the prophets said, who prophesied lies in...
1 Kings 22:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

What Jehovah Saith… That Will I Speak 1 Kings 22:13-28 Ramoth was one of the cities of refuge, situated across the Jordan. The false prophets spake as they knew would please the king and gain t...
1 Kings 22:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The final movement in the downfall of Ahab is here chronicled. Jehoshaphat visited Ahab, who suggested the alliance against the king of Syria. Jehoshaphat suggested an appeal to Jehovah. Ahab produce...
1 Kings 22:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. (10) And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on th...
1 Kings 22:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So he came to the king ,.... Being introduced by the officer: and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go up against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? the same question in the sam...
1 Kings 22:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] int...
1 Kings 22:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He answered him, Go, and prosper He gave the very same answer, and in the same words, which the other prophets had done; but spake them in such a manner, that Ahab plainly discerned he derided and...
1 Kings 22:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAB WARNED BUT DETERMINED (vs.1-28) Three years later the show of repentance on Ahab's part had worn off. There had been no war between Israel and Syria, but rather than leaving matters as they...
1 Kings 22:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Micaiah's Prediction. B. C. 897. 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him...
1 Kings 22:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He answered him; not seriously, but ironically, using the very words of the false prophets, in way of derision; as appears, first, From his omission of that solemn preface, Thus saith the Lord, o...
1 Kings 22:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab And Jehoshaphat Unite To Regain Ramoth-gilead For Israel And Ahab Learns From A Prophet Of YHWH That They Will Be Successful But That He Will Die In The Attempt ( 1 Kings 22:1-29 ). Ahab's li...
1 Kings 22:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DEATH OF AHAB CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 22:2 . Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel —This visit is accounted for in Chronicles (chap. 1 Kings 18:1 )...
1 Kings 22:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:2 . Jehoshaphat had married his son Jehoram to Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel; probably from the idea that the connection would prevent internal war for the future: oh fatal mistake! 1...
1 Kings 22:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jehoshaphat the King of Judah. Character of Jehoshaphat In Ahab we have an instance of a wicked man partially reclaimed, frequently arrested, but yet finally hardened in his iniquity. In Jehosh...
1 Kings 22:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE EXPEDITION OF AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT AGAINST HRAMOTH - GILEAD . THE DEATH OF AHAB . THE REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAZIAH . 1 Kings 22:1 And...
1 Kings 22:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Campaign against the Syrians
1 Kings 22:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:27 ; 1 Kings 22:6 ; 2 Chronicles 18:14 ; 2 Kings 3:13 ; Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; Judges 10:14 ; Matthew 26:45
1 Kings 22:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go — Using the very words of the false prophets, in way of derision. Micaiah's meaning is plainly this, because thou dost not seek to know the truth, but only to please thyself, go to the battle, a...

1 Kings 22:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 22:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 22:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 22:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 22:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 22:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes