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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Kings 22:9

Then the king of Isra'el called an officer and said, "Quickly! Bring Mikhay'hu the son of Yimlah."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Micaiah;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoshaphat;   Micah;   Ramoth-gilead;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Murder;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Imla;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Chamberlain;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Micaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Eunuch;   Imla;   Jehoshaphat;   Lie, Lying;   Medicine;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Imla, Imlah ;   Micaiah ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mica'iah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eunuch;   Government;   Haste;   Imla;   King;   Micaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Government;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hurry and get Micaiah son of Imlah!”
Hebrew Names Version
Then the king of Yisra'el called an officer, and said, Get quickly Mikhayahu the son of Yimlah.
King James Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
English Standard Version
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."
New Century Version
So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once.
New English Translation
The king of Israel summoned an official and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah."
Amplified Bible
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring Micaiah son of Imlah quickly."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King of Israel called an Eunuche, and sayde, Call quickely Michaiah the sonne of Imlah.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Hasten to bring Micaiah son of Imlah."
Contemporary English Version
Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible.
Darby Translation
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.
Easy-to-Read Version
So King Ahab told one of his officers to go and find Micaiah.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Make haste and bring here Micah the son of Imlah.
Good News Translation
Then Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once.
Lexham English Bible
The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, "Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah."
Literal Translation
And the king of Israel called to a certain eunuch and said, Cause Micaiah the son of Imlah to hurry.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then called the kynge of Israel a chamberlayne, and sayde: Brynge hither soone Micheas the sonne of Iemla.
American Standard Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Bible in Basic English
Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlayne, & sayde: Fet Michea the sonne of Iimla hyther at once.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.'
King James Version (1611)
Then the king of Israel called an Officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the sonne of Imlah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Bring hither quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa.
English Revised Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Berean Standard Bible
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the kyng of Israel clepide summe chaumburleyn, and seide to hym, Haste thou to brynge Mychee, sone of Hiemla.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
Update Bible Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten [hither] Micaiah the son of Imlah.
World English Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Get quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
New King James Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!"
New Living Translation
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah."
New Life Bible
Then the king of Israel called a soldier and said, "Be quick to bring Micaiah the son of Imlah."
New Revised Standard
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the king of Israel called a certain courtier, - and said, Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas, the son of Jemla.
Revised Standard Version
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micai'ah the son of Imlah."
THE MESSAGE
So the king of Israel ordered one of his men, "On the double! Get Micaiah son of Imlah."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah."

Contextual Overview

1 For three years there was no war between Aram and Isra'el. 2 Then, in the third year, Y'hoshafat the king of Y'hudah came down to the king of Isra'el. 3 The king of Isra'el said to his servants, "Are you aware that Ramot-Gil‘ad belongs to us; yet, we're doing nothing to recover it from the king of Aram?" 4 He said to Y'hoshafat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramot-Gil‘ad?" Y'hoshafat answered the king of Isra'el, "I'm with you all the way; think of my troops and horses as yours." 5 But Y'hoshafat said to the king of Isra'el, "First, we should seek the word of Adonai ." 6 So the king of Isra'el assembled the prophets, about 400 men. "Should I attack Ramot-Gil‘ad?" he asked them, "Or should I hold off?" They said, "Attack! Adonai will hand it over to the king." 7 But Y'hoshafat said, "Besides these, isn't there a prophet of Adonai here that we can consult?" 8 The king of Isra'el said to Y'hoshafat, "Yes, there is still one man through whom we can consult Adonai , Mikhay'hu the son of Yimlah; but I hate him, because he doesn't prophesy good things for me, but bad!" Y'hoshafat replied, "The king shouldn't say such a thing." 9 Then the king of Isra'el called an officer and said, "Quickly! Bring Mikhay'hu the son of Yimlah." 10 Now the king of Isra'el and Y'hoshafat the king of Y'hudah were each sitting on his throne, dressed in their royal robes, on a threshing-floor at the entrance to the gate of Shomron; and all the prophets were there, prophesying in their presence.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

officer: or, eunuch, 2 Kings 9:32, 2 Chronicles 18:8, Isaiah 39:7, Daniel 1:18

Hasten: 1 Kings 22:26, 1 Kings 22:27

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:20 - gathered

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noach built an altar to Adonai . Then he took from every clean animal and every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 12:7
Adonai appeared to Avram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built an altar there to Adonai , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 22:1
(vii) After these things, God tested Avraham. He said to him, "Avraham!" and he answered, "Here I am."
Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Yitz'chak; and go to the land of Moriyah. There you are to offer him as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will point out to you."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day, Avraham raised his eyes and saw the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:7
Yitz'chak spoke to Avraham his father: "My father?" He answered, "Here I am, my son." He said, "I see the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"
Genesis 22:8
Avraham replied, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son"; and they both went on together.
Genesis 22:10
Then Avraham put out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
Genesis 22:17
I will most certainly bless you; and I will most certainly increase your descendants to as many as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the cities of their enemies,
Genesis 22:18
and by your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed — because you obeyed my order."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the king of Israel called an officer,.... An eunuch, as the word is sometimes used, one of pages:

and said, hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah; who, as it seems from

1 Kings 22:26 was in prison, where perhaps Ahab had cast him for his last prophecy to him, and where he had lain ever since; and this gives a reason why he could so readily send for him, knowing where he was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An officer - More properly, as in the margin, “a eunuch.” Eunuchs seem to have been first introduced among the Israelites by David (1 Chronicles 28:1 note). They were a natural accompaniment of the seraglio of Solomon. The present passage is the first which shows that, after the separation of the kingdom, the kings of Israel employed them (compare 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 22:9. The king of Israel called an officer — סריס saris, literally a eunuch; probably a foreigner, for it was not lawful to disgrace an Israelite by reducing him to such a state.


 
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