1 Kings 22:24

Translations

Modern

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

Traditional

But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

Literal

And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went near, and he struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Where is this that has passed over the spirit of YHWH from me to speak with you?”

Latin

Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana, et percussit Michæam in maxillam, et dixit: Mene ergo dimisit spiritus Domini, et locutus est tibi?

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Hebrew

English

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

Notes

1 Kings 22:24–25

Zedekiah, a false prophet, angrily claimed he and the others were truthful. Like Ahab, they would eventually learn the truth when Jehu's purge of Baal worship came true (2 Kings 10:18–28).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Jehoshaphat Counsel from Others False Prophets Preaching to a Tough Crowd Prophets in 1 Kings

Related verses

Acts 23:2
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
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Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
Lamentations 3:30
Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
Jeremiah 28:10–11
Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
Mark 14:65
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
2 Chronicles 18:23–24
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Isaiah 50:5–6
The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
Mark 15:19–20
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
Matthew 26:68
…and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
Matthew 27:42–43
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
John 15:18
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
1 Kings 22:11
Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

Parallels

2 Chronicles 18:12–27

People

Chenaanah: False prophet who opposed Micaiah Micaiah: A prophet who foretold King Ahab's death Zedekiah: False prophet who opposed Micaiah

Glossary

Ahab (King) Ben-Hadad Gilead (Place) Jehoram Jehoshaphat (Person) Kenaanah Kings, Books of First and Second Ordain, Ordination Prophet, Prophetess Ramoth-Gilead Sons of the Prophets Zedekiah

Topics

Ahab: King of Israel: Prophecies Against Armies: March in Ranks: Seeking Counsel from God Before Battle Chenaanah: Father of the False Prophet Zedekiah Christian Minister: Persecution: Micaiah Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Micaiah: A Prophet Who Reproved King Ahab Mocking: Zedekiah Mocks Micaiah Presumption: General Scriptures Concerning Reproof: Faithfulness in Micaiah, of Ahab Syria: The Israelites: Under Ahab Sought to Recover Ramoth-Gilead From The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person Zedekiah: A False Prophet: Strikes Micaiah, the True Prophet

1 Kings 22:24

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