9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; …
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Though Ahab continued under guilt and wrath, and the dominion of the lusts to which he had sold himself, yet, as a reward for his professions of repentance and humiliation, though the time drew near when he should descend into battle and perish, yet we have him blessed with a three years’ peace (1 Kgs. 22:1) and an honourable visit made him by Jehoshaphat king of Judah, 1 Kgs. 22:2. The Jews have…
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