But Micaiah continued to speak for the Lord. Micaiah said, “Listen! These are the words that the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven. His angels were standing near him.
1 Kings 22:18 - Easy To Read Version Then Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “See! I told you! This prophet never says anything good about me. He always says things that I don’t want to hear.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? Common English Bible Then Israel’s king said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you? He never prophesies anything good about me, only bad.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: "Did I not tell you that he prophesies nothing good to me, but always evil?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he prophesieth no good to me, but always evil?) |
But Micaiah continued to speak for the Lord. Micaiah said, “Listen! These are the words that the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne in heaven. His angels were standing near him.
King Ahab answered, “There is one other prophet. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him. When he speaks for the Lord, he never says anything good for me. He always says things that I don’t like.”
An evil person will be defeated by the things he fears. But a good person will get the things that he wants.
You can grind a fool to powder, and still you will not force the foolishness out of him.
If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.
One of the teachers of the law said to Jesus, “Teacher, when you say these things about the Pharisees, {\cf2\super [211]} you are criticizing our group too.”