18And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
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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.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-28)Here Micaiah does well, but, as is common, suffers ill for so doing. I. We are told how faithfully he delivered his message, as one that was more solicitous to please God than to humour either the great or the many. In three ways he delivers his message, and all displeasing to Ahab:— 1. He spoke as the rest of the prophets had spoken, but ironically: Go, and prosper , 1 Kgs. 22:15. Ahab put the sa…
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