2 Chronicles 18:8
in 2 Chronicles 18So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
KJV
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
for he never prophesied good unto me
on 2 Chronicles 18:7-9
Ahab names his objection to Micaiah before the man is even sent for, I hate him, for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil, an admission Jehoshaphat rebukes on the spot, let not the king say so. The scene stages the confrontation as royal theater, two kings enthroned in their robes in a void place at the gate of Samaria while all the other prophets perform before them. The Targum's own reading of the moment, recorded by Clarke, has Jehoshaphat praying at the gate while the false prophets around him prophesy lies, a reading that sharpens the contrast the text itself already draws between one true prophet and four hundred flatterers.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָא֙ | vaiyikra' | and he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| סָרִ֖יס | saris | a court-official | H5631 → | |
| אֶחָ֑ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מַהֵ֖ר | maher | bring quickly | H4116 → | 68 times |
| מִיכָ֥יְהוּ | mikhahu | Micaiah | H4321 → | 21 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִמְלָֽא׃ | yimla' | Imlah | H3229 → |
וַיִּקְרָא֙and he called
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
סָרִ֖יסa court-official
sarisH5631 →
אֶחָ֑דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מַהֵ֖רbring quickly
maherH4116 →68 times
מִיכָ֥יְהוּMicaiah
mikhahuH4321 →21 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יִמְלָֽא׃Imlah
yimla'H3229 →
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 1:3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
it leads to
- 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.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 20:17–18
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
- 2 Kings 24:15
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
- Isaiah 39:7
Through
Isaiah 39:7And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
it 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…
- Daniel 1:1–7
Through
1 Samuel 8:15He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
it leads to
- Daniel 1:18
Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 1:3
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
- Daniel 1:18
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.