1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

And the king {H4428} of Israel {H3478} said {H559} unto Jehoshaphat {H3092}, There is yet one {H259} man {H376}, Micaiah {H4321} the son {H1121} of Imlah {H3229}, by whom we may enquire {H1875} of the LORD {H3068}: but I hate {H8130} him; for he doth not prophesy {H5012} good {H2896} concerning me, but evil {H7451}. And Jehoshaphat {H3092} said {H559}, Let not the king {H4428} say {H559} so.

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."

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.

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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Cross-References

  • Amos 5:10 (4 votes)

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  • John 17:14 (4 votes)

    I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  • John 3:19 (4 votes)

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  • John 3:21 (4 votes)

    But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  • John 7:7 (4 votes)

    The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  • John 15:18 (3 votes)

    If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.

  • John 15:19 (3 votes)

    If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.