1 Kings 22:8

Modern English Version

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we can inquire of the Lord. But I hate him because he never prophesies good for me, but always evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

Cross References

Genesis 37:8

His brothers said to him, “Will you really reign over us, or will you really have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more because of his dreams and his words.

1 Kings 18:4

When Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them in groups of fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 19:10

And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, Lord of Hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek to take my life.”

1 Kings 19:14

And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, Lord of Hosts, because the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, thrown down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek to take my life.”

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.

1 Kings 22:13

The servant who had gone to get Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord declare success for the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”

1 Kings 22:18

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”

1 Kings 22:27

and say, ‘Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with reduced rations of bread and water until I return safely.’ ”

1 Kings 22:7

Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here whom we can ask?”

1 Kings 22:9

Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Quickly, bring Micaiah the son of Imlah.”

2 Kings 9:22

When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he said, “What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her sorceries are so many?”

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they continued to jest regarding the messengers of God, despising His word and making fun of His prophets until the wrath of the Lord came up against His people, until there was no remedy.

Psalm 34:21

Evil will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, nor will he go to the wise.

Proverbs 29:10

The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity, and the life of the upright.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Isaiah 30:10

they say to the seers, “You must not see visions,” and to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us right things; speak to us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.

Isaiah 49:7

Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to the despised one, to the one whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord who is faithful and the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the defaming of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him. Yes, denounce him!” All my familiar friends who watch for my fall, say, “Perhaps he will be enticed so that we can prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”

Jeremiah 36:23

As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

Jeremiah 38:4

Therefore the officials said to the king, “We beseech you, let this man be put to death, for he thus weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them, for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but their harm.”

Amos 5:10

They hate the one who prosecutes at the gate, and abhor the one who speaks with integrity.

Micah 2:11

If a man, going about vapidly and deceitfully, lies, “I will preach for you wine and beer,” he would be just the preacher for this people.

Micah 2:7

Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these His deeds?” Do not My words benefit him who walks uprightly?

Zechariah 11:8

I destroyed the three shepherds in the span of one month. For my soul was impatient with them, and their souls detested me.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

John 17:14

I have given them Your word. And the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you. But it hates Me, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

Galatians 4:16

Have I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?