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1 Kings 22:12

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And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.

KJV

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand.

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This verse in 1 Kings 22

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Unity is not always the mark of a true church and a true ministry. Here were 400 men that prophesied with one mind and one mouth, and yet all in an error. Jehoshaphat cannot relish this sort of preaching; it is not like what he was used to.

This site's exposition

made him horns of iron

on 1 Kings 22:11-12

Zedekiah's sign-act, horns of iron with which thou shalt push the Syrians, borrows Deut 33:17's picture of a bull's horns pushing the peoples, the same kind of enacted prophecy that Jeremiah's yoke and Ezekiel's brick later use. All four hundred prophesy the identical verdict, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper, a chorus that has already answered the king's question before Micaiah opens his mouth.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper,.... All encouraged the king to go up against this place, and prophesied of victory, as Zedekiah did: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand; see Gill on 1Ki 22:6.

The words behind it

13 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הַנְּבִאִ֔יםthe prophets

    haneviimH5030 →314 times

  • נִבְּאִ֥ים[were] prophesying

    nibeimH5012 →115 times

  • כֵּ֖ןthus

    kenH3651 →771 times

  • לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • עֲלֵ֞הgo up

    ʾalehH5927 →890 times

  • רָמֹ֤תRamoth

    ramotH7418 →22 times

  • גִּלְעָד֙Gilead

    giladH1568 →134 times

  • וְהַצְלַ֔חand succeed

    vehatzlachH6743 →

  • וְנָתַ֥ןand he will give [it]

    venatanH5414 →2011 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • בְּיַ֥דin [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 22:32–36When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.2 works1 Kings 22:6–15So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”2 works2 Chronicles 35:22Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.2 works1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.2 works1 Samuel 18:10The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,2 worksJudges 18:6And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”1 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 35:22

    Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to…

    it leads to

    • Judges 5:19

      Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

    • 2 Chronicles 18:29

      And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

    • 1 Kings 22:30

      And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

    • 2 Chronicles 35:21

      But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told…

    • 2 Chronicles 18:4–6

      But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Kings

The Death of Ahab — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Ahab — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
1 Kings: the study guide →Read 1 Kings 22 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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