1 Kings 22:25

Translations

Modern

Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

Traditional

And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

Literal

And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into an inner chamber to hide.”

Latin

Et ait Michæas: Visurus es in die illa quando ingredieris cubiculum intra cubiculum ut abscondaris.

Original

Hebrew

English

Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

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

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Parallels

2 Chronicles 18:12–27

People

Micaiah: A prophet who foretold King Ahab's death

Glossary

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

Topics

Ahab: King of Israel: Prophecies Against Armies: March in Ranks: Seeking Counsel from God Before Battle Christian Minister: Persecution: Micaiah House: Architecture of Inner Chamber Micaiah: A Prophet Who Reproved King Ahab 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

1 Kings 22:25

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