1 Kings 22:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. ”

1 Kings 22:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There is yet one man, Micaiah - Elijah, it appears, had withdrawn again after the events of the last chapter, and there was no known prophet of Yahweh within reach of Samaria except Micaiah. H...
1 Kings 22:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but (h) I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, bu...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 354 FAITHFUL MINISTERS OBJECTS OF HATRED 1 Kings 22:8 . I hate him; for he doth not speak good concerning me, but evil. IT is generally supposed that sentiments adopted by the great...
1 Kings 22:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but ev...
1 Kings 22:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Micaiah (“who is like Jehovah”) — the name being the same as Micah. According to Josephus, he was the prophet of 1 Kings 20:35-43 , who had “prophesied evil” of Ahab for his rash action towards Be...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Entering into a New Partnership 1 Kings 22:1-12 It seems strange that so good a man as the king of Judah should have entered into such an alliance. It began with the marriage of Jehoram, son of...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? (8) And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Iml...
1 Kings 22:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

DIVINE ENLIGHTENMENT AND GUIDANCE NEEDED ‘Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I...
1 Kings 22:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man (Micaiah the son of Imlah), by whom we may inquire of the Lord ,.... And but one in Samaria; Elijah and Elisha were elsewhere: bu...
1 Kings 22:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but ev...
1 Kings 22:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides? Besides these who may seem to be such in your opinion, and by their own profession? He did not entirely reject these as no prophets of the Lord, tho...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jehoshaphat's League with Ahab. B. C. 897. 1 And they continued three years without war...
1 Kings 22:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

There is yet one, to wit, in this place, for whom I can speedily send; for there were also other prophets elsewhere in the kingdom, as Elijah, Elisha, and others; but these were not at hand for the...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - 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 22:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:6-8 As against Benhadad, Ahab was in the right when he sought to capture Ramoth-gilead. But he had also to reckon with God. Face to face with God, Ahab's real position at this period of...
1 Kings 22:8 - 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 22:8 - 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 22:8 - 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 22:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Campaign against the Syrians
1 Kings 22:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:4 ; 1 Kings 19:10 ; 1 Kings 19:14 ; 1 Kings 20:35-42 ; 1 Kings 20:41 ; 1 Kings 20:42 ; 1 Kings 20:43 ; 1 Kings 21:20 ; 1 Kings 21:27-29 ; 1 Kings 22:13 ; 1 Kings 22:27 ; 2 Chro...
1 Kings 22:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

One man — In this place, for whom I can speedily send: for there were also other prophets elsewhere in the kingdom, but these were not at hand. Micaiah — Not one of the twelve prophets, who lived a...

1 Kings 22:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Kings 22:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 22:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 22:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 22:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 22:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 22:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 22:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes