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2 Chronicles 18:7

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire 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.

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KJV King James Version

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

WEB World English Bible

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

ASV American Standard Version

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

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, ‘Still—one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I—I have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his days of evil, he is Micaiah son of Imlah;’ and Jehoshaphat saith, ‘Let not the king say so.’

Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 18

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

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.

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

7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire 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.

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

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.

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.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto say מֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhking יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael אֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphat ע֣וֹדH5750 · odstill אִישׁ־H376 · ishman אֶחָ֡דH259 · e.chadone לִדְרוֹשׁ֩H1875 · da.rashto seek אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֨הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD מֵֽאֹת֜וֹH853 · et[Obj.]וַאֲנִ֣יH589 · a.niI שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּH8130 · sa.neto hate כִּֽי־H3588 · kifor אֵ֠ינֶנּוּH369 · a.yinnothing מִתְנַבֵּ֨אH5012 · na.vato prophesy עָלַ֤יH5921 · alupon לְטוֹבָה֙H2896 · tovpleasant כִּ֣יH3588 · kifor כָל־H3605 · kolall יָמָ֣יוH3117 · yomday לְרָעָ֔הH7451 · rabad: harmful ה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/it מִיכָ֣יְהוּH4321 · mi.kha.ye.huMicaiah בֶן־H1121 · benson: child יִמְלָ֑אH3229 · yim.lahImlah וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto say יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphat אַל־H408 · alnot יֹאמַ֥רH559 · a.marto say הַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhking כֵּֽן׃H3651 · kenright

Cross-references

Amos 5:10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.Micah 2:7O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? [are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?1 Kings 18:17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?1 Kings 21:20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found [thee]: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:Galatians 4:16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?Psalm 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.John 15:18-19If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.Mark 6:27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,John 7:7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.2 Kings 9:22And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, [Is it] peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so] many?John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.Ezekiel 3:17-19Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.Proverbs 29:10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.Jeremiah 38:4Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.1 Kings 20:42-43And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

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