1 Kings 22:13-28
1599 Geneva Bible
13 ¶ And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah, spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with [a][b]one accord, let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good.
14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.
15 ¶ So he came to the King, and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we leave off? And he answered him, [c]Go up, and prosper: and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
16 And the king said unto him, How oft shall I charge thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the Name of the Lord?
17 Then he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that had no shepherd. And the Lord said, [d]These have no master, let every man return unto his house in peace.
18 (And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good unto me, but evil?)
19 Again he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sit on his throne, and all the [e]host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left hand.
20 And the Lord said, Who shall [f]entice Ahab that he may go and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
21 Then there came forth a spirit, and [g]stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
22 And he said, I will go out, and be a [h]false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. Then he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt also prevail: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath appointed evil against thee.
24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, (A)[i]When went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak unto thee?
25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thee.
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and carry him unto Amon the governor of the city, and unto Joash the king’s son,
27 And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feed him with [j]bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
28 And Micaiah said, If thou return in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, [k]Hearken all ye people.
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- 1 Kings 22:13 Hebrew, mouth.
- 1 Kings 22:13 This is the common argument of the wicked, who think that none should speak against a thing, if the greater part approve it, be they never so ungodly.
- 1 Kings 22:15 He speaketh this in derision, because the king attributed so much to the false prophets, meaning, that by experience he should try that they were but flatterers.
- 1 Kings 22:17 It is better they return home than to be punished and scattered, because they take war in hand without God’s counsel and approbation.
- 1 Kings 22:19 Meaning, his Angels.
- 1 Kings 22:20 Or, persuade and deceive.
- 1 Kings 22:21 Here we see that though the devil be ever ready to bring us to destruction, yet he hath no further power than God giveth him.
- 1 Kings 22:22 I will cause all his prophets to tell lies.
- 1 Kings 22:24 Thus the wicked would seem that none were in the favor of God, but they, and that God hath given his graces to none so much as to them.
- 1 Kings 22:27 Let him be pined away with hunger, and be fed with a small portion of bread and water.
- 1 Kings 22:28 That when ye shall see these things come to pass, ye may give God the glory, and know that I am his true Prophet.
Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition. Published by Tolle Lege Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in articles, reviews, and broadcasts.
Recomendaciones de BibleGateway
