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

Bible Comments

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 evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Micaiah the son of Imlah. He is not to be confounded with the prophet whose writings form part of the sacred canon, and who flourished one hundred years after.

1 Kings 22:8

8 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.