2 Chronicles 18:27
in 2 Chronicles 18But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
KJV
And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
return him to Amon
on 2 Chronicles 18:25-27
The king orders Micaiah handed to Amon and fed “only bread and water until I return safely”. Micaiah stakes his office on the outcome: “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me”. Deuteronomy 18:22 sets this test for a prophet, whether his word comes true.
This site's exposition
Take heed, all you people
Micaiah stakes his standing on Ahab's return and calls the whole crowd to witness. Henry looks past the battle to the day when Christ will appear, to the consolation of his persecuted people and the confusion of their persecutors. That day, Henry says, will declare who is in the right.
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The day will declare who is in the right and who in the wrong, when Christ will appear, to the unspeakable consolation of his persecuted people and the everlasting confusion of their persecutors, who will be made to see in that day (
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The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מִיכָ֔יְהוּ | mikhayehu | Micaiah | H4321 → | 21 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | <if> | H518 → | 1069 times |
| שׁ֤וֹב | shov | certainly [if] <to return> | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| תָּשׁוּב֙ | tashuv | you will return | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| בְּשָׁל֔וֹם | beshalom | in safety | H7965 → | 236 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| דִבֶּ֥ר | diber | he has spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּ֑י | bi | by me | ||
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שִׁמְע֖וּ | shimu | listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| עַמִּ֥ים | ʾamim | O peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| כֻּלָּֽם׃ פ | kulam | all of them | H3605 → | 5413 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מִיכָ֔יְהוּMicaiah
mikhayehuH4321 →21 times
אִם־<if>
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
שׁ֤וֹבcertainly [if] <to return>
shovH7725 →1056 times
תָּשׁוּב֙you will return
tashuvH7725 →1056 times
בְּשָׁל֔וֹםin safety
beshalomH7965 →236 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
דִבֶּ֥רhe has spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּ֑יby me
bi
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
שִׁמְע֖וּlisten
shimuH8085 →1159 times
עַמִּ֥יםO peoples
ʾamimH5971 →1873 times
כֻּלָּֽם׃ פall of them
kulamH3605 →5413 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
Matthew 15:10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 22:28
But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 7:14–15
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
- Luke 20:45–47
In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
- Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…
- Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- 1 Kings 22:28
Through
Amos 9:10All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”
it leads to
- Amos 6:3
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
- Amos 6:3
Through
Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
it leads to
- Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
- Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Psalms 11:4
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.