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Micaiah

Who is like Jehovah?, the son of Imlah, a faithful prophet of Samaria (1 Kings 22:8-28). Three years after the great battle with Ben-hadad (20:29-34), Ahab proposed to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, that they should go up against Ramoth-Gilead to do battle again with Ben-hadad. Jehoshaphat agreed, but suggested that inquiry should be first made “at the word of Jehovah.” Ahab’s prophets approved of the expedition; but Jehoshaphat, still dissatisfied, asked if there was no other prophet besides the four hundred that had appeared, and was informed of this Micaiah. He was sent for from prison, where he had been confined, probably on account of some prediction disagreeable to Ahab; and he condemned the expedition, and prophesied that it would end, as it did, in disaster. We hear nothing further of this prophet. Some have supposed that he was the unnamed prophet referred to in 1 Kings 20:35-42.

Male

People and places

Father: Imla

Recorded scripture occurrences (18)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

KI1 22:8: RV KI1 22:8 · LV KI1 22:8 · Read together KI1 22:8

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OET-RV KI1 22:8

8 “There’s still one man who speaks for Yahweh,” Ahav replied to Yehoshafat, “Yimla’s son Mikayah, but I myself hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me—only negative things.”
¶ “The king shouldn’t talk like that,” said Yehoshafat.

OET-LV KI1 22:8

8 And_ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _said to Yəhōshāfāţ still a _man one to_consult DOM YHWH from_DOM_him and_I I_hate _him if/because not he _prophesies on_me good if/because (if) evil Mīkāyəhū the _son _of Yimlāʼ/(Imlah) and_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he/it _said not the_king let _him _speak thus.

KI1 22:9: RV KI1 22:9 · LV KI1 22:9 · Read together KI1 22:9

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OET-RV KI1 22:9

9 So Yisrael’s king ordered an official to fetch Yimla’s son Mikayah straight away.

OET-LV KI1 22:9

9 And_ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _called (to) a _court-official one and_he/it _said bring_quickly Mīkāyəhū the _son _of Yimlāʼ.

KI1 22:13: RV KI1 22:13 · LV KI1 22:13 · Read together KI1 22:13

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OET-RV KI1 22:13

13 Meanwhile the messenger who had gone to call Mikayah told him, “Listen, please, all the other prophets agree together as they prophesy victory for the king. Please let your message be similar to theirs and be positive.”

OET-LV KI1 22:13