1 Kings 22:14 — Meaning and Application

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“And Micaiah said, {As} the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.”

1 Kings 22:14

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

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets {declare} good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak {that which is} good.

And Micaiah said, {As} the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver {it} into the hand of the king.

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but {that which is} true in the name of the LORD?

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1 Kings 22:1

"And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel."

1 Kings 22:2

"And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel."

1 Kings 22:3

"And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead {is} ours, and we {be} still, {and} take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? {still...: Heb. silent from taking it}"

1 Kings 22:4

"And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I {am} as thou {art}, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses."

1 Kings 22:5

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

1 Kings 22:6

"Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver {it} into the hand of the king."

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