2 Chronicles 18:18
in 2 Chronicles 18Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
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ASV
And Micaiah said, Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
KJV
Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne
on 2 Chronicles 18:18-22
Micaiah answers Ahab's contempt with a second vision, the Lord sitting on his throne and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left, weighing who shall entice Ahab to his death at Ramoth-gilead. A spirit volunteers to be a lying spirit in the mouth of all the prophets, and the Lord grants it, thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail. Chronicles keeps this scene nearly identical to 1 Ki 22:19-23, and the readings on how the spirit's permission holds together with God's justice, a real agent under judicial sentence for some, a self-deceived king simply handed over to his own choice for others, are already named in full in that chapter's exposition.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
and all the host of heaven were standing on His right and His left These are the angels of destruction who stand before Him.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָכֵ֖ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| שִׁמְע֣וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| רָאִ֤יתִי | raiti | I saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yoshev | sitting | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כִּסְא֔וֹ | kiso | throne his | H3678 → | 135 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צְבָ֤א | tzeva' | [the] host of | H6635 → | 485 times |
| הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| עֹֽמְדִ֔ים | ʾomedim | [were] standing | H5975 → | 521 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְמִינ֖וֹ | yemino | right [hand] his | H3225 → | 140 times |
| וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ | usemolo | and left [hand] his | H8040 → | 54 times |
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לָכֵ֖ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
שִׁמְע֣וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
רָאִ֤יתִיI saw
raitiH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יוֹשֵׁ֣בsitting
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כִּסְא֔וֹthrone his
kisoH3678 →135 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
צְבָ֤א[the] host of
tzeva'H6635 →485 times
הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙the heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 times
עֹֽמְדִ֔ים[were] standing
ʾomedimH5975 →521 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְמִינ֖וֹright [hand] his
yeminoH3225 →140 times
וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃and left [hand] his
usemoloH8040 →54 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Daniel 7:9As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.…
it leads to
- Revelation 1:14
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
- Mark 9:3
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
- Daniel 7:13
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
- Matthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Revelation 1:14
Through
Zechariah 1:10Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
it leads to
- Zechariah 1:11
And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”
- Hebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Zechariah 1:11
Through
Genesis 32:2When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
- 2 Samuel 2:8
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.