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2 Chronicles 18:7

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah: but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

KJV

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
ע֣וֹדodstillH5750 →
אִישׁ־'ish-a manH376 →
אֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
לִדְרוֹשׁ֩lid.ro.Voshto consultH1875 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מֵֽאֹת֜וֹme.'o.Tofrom <obj.> himH853 →
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּse.ne.Ti.huI hate himH8130 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ'Ei.ne.nunot heH369 →
מִתְנַבֵּ֨אmit.na.Be'[is] prophesyingH5012 →
עָלַ֤י'a.Laion meH5921 →
לְטוֹבָה֙le.to.Vah<to> goodH2896 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
יָמָ֣יוya.Mavdays hisH3117 →
לְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'Ah<to> evilH7451 →
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931 →
מִיכָ֣יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.hu[is] MicaiahH4321 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
יִמְלָ֑אyim.La'ImlahH3229 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יֹאמַ֥רyo.Marhe sayH559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
כֵּֽן׃KenthusH3651 →

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Micah 2:7Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?Amos 5:10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.1 Kings 21:20When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.Mark 6:27So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.Galatians 4:16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.Jeremiah 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)Ezekiel 3:17–19“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.2 Kings 9:22When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

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