1-3 Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go with him against Ramoth-gilead 4-34 Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there

A.M. 3107 B.C. 897
riches 2Ch 1:11-15 17:5,12 Mt 6:33

joined affinity He took Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab, to be wife to his son Joram, (2ki 8:18) which fatal connection was highly displeasing to God, and Jehoshaphat was severely reproved for it by Jehu the seer 2Ch 19:1-3 18:31 19:2 21:6 22:2,3 1Ki 16:31-33 21:25 2Ki 8:18,26,27 11:1 2Co 6:14

2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

after certain years [heb] at the end of years 1Ki 17:7 Ne 13:6

he went 2Ch 19:2 1Ki 22:2

Ahab 1Ki 1:9 Isa 22:12,13 Lu 17:27-29

persuaded 1Ki 22:4,20-22

Ramoth-gilead De 4:43 Jos 20:8 1Ki 4:13 2Ki 9:1

3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

I am as thou 1Ki 22:4 2Ki 3:7 Ps 139:21 Eph 5:11 2Jo 1:10,11

4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

Enquire 2Ch 34:26 1Sa 23:2 23:2,4,9-12 2Sa 2:1 5:19,23 1Ki 22:5,6 Ps 27:4 Jer 21:2 Eze 20:3

5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.

prophets 1Ki 18:19 2Ki 3:13 2Ti 4:3

Shall we go Jer 38:14 42:2,3,20

go up 2Ch 18:14,20,21 Jer 8:10,11 23:14,17 28:1 Eze 13:3-16,22 Mic 2:11 3:11 Re 19:20

6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

Is there not 1Ki 22:7-9 2Ki 3:11-13

besides [heb] yet, or more

7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

one man 1Ki 18:4 19:10

I hate him 1Ki 18:17 20:42,43 21:20 Ps 34:21 55:3 69:14 Pr 9:8 29:10 Jer 18:18 Am 5:10 Mr 6:18,19,27 Lu 6:22 Joh 7:7 15:18 19:24 Ga 4:16

good Isa 30:10 Jer 38:4

me 2Ch 18:13 2Ki 9:22 Eze 3:17-19 Ac 20:26,27

Let not the Pr 25:12 Mic 2:7

8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

officers. or, eunuchs 1Sa 8:15 1Ch 28:1 Isa 39:7 Da 1:3,7,8

Fetch quickly [heb] hasten 2Ch 18:25,26 1Ki 22:9

9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

sat either 1Ki 22:10-12 Isa 14:9 Eze 26:16 Da 7:9 Mt 19:28

clothed 2Ch 18:29 Mt 6:29 11:8

void place. or, floor. Threshing floors, among the ancient Jews, as we have before remarked, were only, as they are to this day in the East, round level plats of ground in the open air. Hence a floor might well be near the gate of Samaria, which was built on a hill, and afford no improper place for the kings of Judah and Israel to give audience to the prophets.

all the prophets Jer 27:14-16

10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.

horns of iron Mr. Bruce, in describing the head-dress of the governors of Abyssinia, says, `A large broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied behind their head: in the middle of this was a horn, or conical piece of silver, gilt, about four inches long, much in the shape of our common candle extinguishers. This is called kirn [keren] and is only worn in reviews, or parades after victory.' Such, it may be supposed, were the {horns of iron} which Zedekiah (who appears to have acted the hero returning from a military triumph) made for himself, when he presumed, in the name of jehovah, to flatter his prince with the promise of victory: `Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria, until they be consumed.' Jer 27:2 28:10-14 Zec 1:18-21 2Ti 3:8

Thus Jer 23:17,21,25,31 28:2,3 29:21 Eze 13:7 22:28

they be consumed [heb] thou consume them.

11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

all the prophets 2Ch 18:5,12,33,34 Pr 24:24,25 Mic 3:5 2Pe 2:1-3 Jude 1:16 Re 16:13,14 19:20

12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

Behold Job 22:13 Ps 10:11 Isa 30:10 Ho 7:3 Am 7:13 Mic 2:6,11 1Co 2:14-16

assent [heb] mouth Jos 9:2

13 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

even what my God Nu 22:18-20,35 23:12,26 24:13 1Ki 22:14 Jer 23:28 42:4 Eze 2:7 Mic 2:6,7 Ac 20:27 1Co 11:23 2Co 2:17 Ga 1:10 1Th 2:4

14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

Go ye up 1Ki 18:27 22:15 Ec 11:1 La 4:21 Am 4:4,5 Mt 26:45

15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?

shall I adjure 1Sa 14:24 1Ki 22:16 Mt 26:63 Mr 5:7 Ac 19:13

16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

he said Mt 26:64

as sheep 2Ch 18:33,34 1Ki 22:17,34-36 Jer 23:1,2 Eze 34:5,6,8 Zec 10:2 13:7 Mt 9:36 Mr 6:34

master 2Sa 2:7 5:2 2Ki 10:3

17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

Did I not tell 2Ch 18:7 1Ki 22:18 Pr 29:1 Jer 43:2,3

but evil. or, but for evil

18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

hear the word Isa 1:10 28:14 39:5 Jer 2:4 19:3 34:4 Am 7:16

I saw 1Ki 22:19-23 Isa 6:1-5 Da 7:9 Ac 7:55,56

all the host Ge 32:2 Ps 103:20,21 Zec 1:10

19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

Who shall entice 1Ki 22:20 Job 12:16 Isa 6:9,10 54:16 Eze 14:9 2Th 2:11,12 Jas 1:13,14

go up 2Ch 25:8,19 Pr 11:5

20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

there came Job 1:6 2:1 2Co 11:3,13-15

21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

a lying spirit 2Ch 18:22 Ge 3:4,5 1Ki 22:21,22 Joh 8:44 1Jo 4:6 Re 12:9 13:14 20:8

Thou shalt 2Ch 18:19 Jud 9:23 Job 1:12 2:6 Ps 109:17

22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

the lord hath Ex 4:21 Job 12:16 Isa 19:14 Eze 14:3-5,9 Mt 24:24,25 2Co 11:11-13 2Th 2:9-11 1Ti 4:1,2

and the Lord 2Ch 18:7,17 25:18 Isa 3:11 Jer 18:11 Mic 2:3 Mt 26:24,25 Mr 14:20,21

23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

Zedekiah 2Ch 18:10 1Ki 22:23-25 Isa 50:5,6 Jer 20:2 La 3:30 Mic 5:1 Mt 26:27 Mr 14:65 Joh 18:22,23 Ac 23:2,3

Which way Jer 29:26,27 Mt 26:67,68 Joh 9:40,41

24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

Behold Isa 26:11 Jer 28:16,17 29:21,22,32

into an inner chamber. or, from chamber to chamber [heb] into a chamber in a chamber. `In one of the halls of the seraglio at Constantinople,' says De La Motraye, `the eunuch made us pass by several little chambers, with doors shut, like the cells of monks or nuns, as far as I could judge by one that another eunuch opened.' This exactly corresponds with the idea of a `chamber within a chamber;' and it would appear that Michaiah predicted that Zedekiah should fly for shelter to a {Harem}, which we have seen was deem {inviolate.} 1Sa 19:16 1Ki 20:30 Isa 26:20

25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

and carry him back 2Ch 18:8 Jer 37:15-21 38:6,7 Ac 24:25-27

26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Put 2Ch 18:15 16:10 1Ki 22:26-28 Jer 20:2,3 Mt 5:12 Lu 3:19,20 Ac 5:18 2Co 11:23 Re 11:10

this fellow 1Sa 25:21 Mt 12:24 Lu 23:2 Ac 22:22

bread of affliction Ps 80:5 102:9 Isa 30:20

until I return De 29:19 Ps 10:5 Pr 14:16 1Th 5:2,3

27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

If Nu 16:29 Am 9:10 Ac 13:10,11

hearken Mt 13:9 15:10 Mr 7:14 Lu 20:45,46

28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

the king 1Ki 22:29-33

29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

I will disguise 1Sa 28:8 1Ki 14:2-6 20:38 Job 24:15 Jer 23:24

put thou on thy robes Ps 12:2 Pr 26:25

the king 2Ch 35:22,23

30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

Fight ye 1Ki 20:33,34,42

small or great 2Ch 15:13 Ge 19:11 De 1:17

31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

Jehoshaphat 2Ch 13:14 14:11 Ex 14:10 Ps 116:1,2 2Co 1:9,10

the Lord 2Ch 26:7 Ps 34:7 56:1,11 94:17 118:13

God moved them Ezr 1:1 7:27 Ne 1:11 Pr 16:7 21:1

32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

from pursuing him [heb] from after him

33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

a certain man 1Ki 22:34

at a venture [heb] in his simplicity 2Sa 15:11

between the, etc. [heb] between the joints and between the breast plate. The {shiryon} in Syriac, {sheryono}, seems to have covered both the back and breast of the warrior, and was consequently not properly a {breast-palate}, but a {coat of mail or corslet}. The corslet was made of flax of wool woven very thick, of ox-hide, of brass, or of iron. The metallic corslet consisted not of solid piece, but of scales, hooks, or rings, connected like the links of a chain, that the warrior might move with greater ease. It was between the joints of this {harness} that Ahab received his mortal wound. 1Ki 22:34,35

wounded [heb] made sick 2Ch 35:23

34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.

he died 2Ch 18:16,19,27 Nu 32:23 Pr 13:21 28:17