1 Kings 22:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 22:9

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

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ASV

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

KJV

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then the king of Israel called an officer,.... An eunuch, as the word is sometimes used, one of pages: and said, hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah; who, as it seems from 1Ki 22:26 was in prison, where perhaps Ahab had cast him for his last prophecy to him, and where he had lain ever since; and this gives a reason why he could so readily send for him, knowing where he was.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

An officer - More properly, as in the margin, “a eunuch.” Eunuchs seem to have been first introduced among the Israelites by David (1Ch 28:1 note). They were a natural accompaniment of the seraglio of Solomon. The present passage is the first which shows that, after the separation of the kingdom, the kings of Israel employed them (compare 2Ki 8:6; 2Ki 9:32).

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְרָא֙	vai.yik.Ra'	and he summoned	H7121 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶל־	'el-	<to>	H413 →
סָרִ֖יס	sa.Ris	a court-official	H5631 →
אֶחָ֑ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
מַהֲרָ֖ה	ma.ha.Rah	bring quickly !	H4116 →
מִיכָ֥יְהוּ	mi.Kha.ye.hu	Micaiah	H4321 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
יִמְלָֽה׃	yim.Lah	Imlah	H3229 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 39:7
And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
leads to
- Daniel 1:1–7
  In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
- 2 Kings 24:12
  Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him…
- 2 Chronicles 36:10
  In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and…
Through
2 Chronicles 18:8
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:15
  He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
- 1 Chronicles 28:1
  Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials…
- Daniel 1:7–8
  The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Through
2 Kings 9:32
He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
leads to
- Esther 2:21
  In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
- Exodus 32:26
  So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.

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Where the connections lead

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About 1 Kings