1 Kings 22:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. ”

1 Kings 22:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A spirit - “ The spirit “ - which some explain as “the evil spirit” - i. e. Satan; others as simply “the spirit” who should “persuade.”
1 Kings 22:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And there came forth a spirit, and (q) stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. (q) Here we see that though the devil is always ready to bring us to destruction, yet he has no more powe...
1 Kings 22:21 - 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 22:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a spirit . the spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
1 Kings 22:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 355 SATAN’S STRATAGEM TO DECEIVE AHAB 1 Kings 22:19-23 . And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standi...
1 Kings 22:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
1 Kings 22:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, &c.— The following passage must be considered as a lively and affecting parable. The prophets who came to Ahab were not the LORD'S prophets, but Ahab's....
1 Kings 22:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. No JFB commentary on...
1 Kings 22:21 - 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 22:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(19-22) The symbolic vision of Micaiah, which naturally recalls the well-known description in Job 1:6-12 of the intercourse of Satan with the Lord Himself, is to be taken as a symbol, and nothing m...
1 Kings 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(17) And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. (18) And the...
1 Kings 22:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there came forth a spirit ,.... Not from the heavenly host on the right hand or the left, for they are pure and holy spirits, and impeccable, and cannot lie or deceive; but the evil spirit, Sata...
1 Kings 22:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. Ver. 21. And there came forth a spirit. ] An evil spirit, haply, from the left hand of God's throne. I w...
1 Kings 22:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab , &c. This is not to be understood grossly, as if God were at a loss to find out an expedient to accomplish his own designs; nor is it to be supposed that...
1 Kings 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

An evil spirit came out of the knot or company of them, standing possibly on the left hand, and presented himself before the throne, as having something to say to the Lord.
1 Kings 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - 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 22:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Campaign against the Syrians
1 Kings 22:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:23 ; Job 1:6 ; Job 1:7 ; Job 2:1
1 Kings 22:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A spirit — An evil spirit came, and presented himself before the throne.

1 Kings 22:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 22:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Kings 22:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 22:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 22:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 22:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 22:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes