24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
25Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
26The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son.27Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”
24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
25 Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
26 The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son.
27 Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”
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24 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?
25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
26 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;
27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
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24 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the check, and said: 'Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?'
25 And Micaiah said: 'Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.'
26 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;
27 and say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I come in peace.'
2 Chronicles 16:10(v27)Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the…
1 Kings 20:30(v25)But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled, and came into the…
Acts 23:2(v24)The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
2 Chronicles 18:25-27(v27)The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; and say, ‘The…
Lamentations 3:30(v24)Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him. Let him be filled full of reproach.
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Jeremiah 20:2(v27)Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.
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Jeremiah 29:21-22(v25)Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a…
Jeremiah 29:26(v27)“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy,…
Jeremiah 29:26-27(v24)“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy,…
Jeremiah 29:32(v25)therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people.…
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn vv24, 27Thus the wicked would seem that none were in…
Thus the wicked would seem that none were in the favor of God, but they, and that God hath given his graces to none so much as to them.
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John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv24–271Ki 22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went…
1Ki 22:24 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?
Ver. 24. And smote Micaiah on the cheek.] In a most disgraceful manner, and in such a presence.
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“ Nihil est audaeius illis
Deprensis, iram atque animos a crimine sumunt. ” - Juvenal.
Here "the prophet was a fool, the spiritual man mad." {Hos 9:7}
Which way went the Spirit of the Lord?] Or, At what hour went, &c. Zedekiah would be thought to have the monopoly or sole enjoyment of the Spirit, as now the Jesuits would of learning and divinity. Aurelius the Sorbonist, a doctor of their own religion, saith of them, that they are a kind of men which have nothing more than theological arrogancy, but possess nothing less than theological science. {a}
{a} Vindiciar., p. 629.
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Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv24–27Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah; the chief of the…
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah; the chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king’s favour, upon which he now presumed.
Smote Micaiah on the cheek, in way of contempt and scorn, Job 16:10; Jer 20:2; Lam 3:30; Mar 14:65.
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Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, i.e. in what manner went it? Forasmuch as I and my brethren have consulted the Lord, and answered in his name, and have the same Spirit which thou pretendest to have, and not a lying spirit, as thou dost falsely and maliciously affirm, how is it possible that the same Spirit should tell us one thing, and thee the quite contrary?
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John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv24–27And Micaiah said, if thou return at all in…
And Micaiah said, if thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me,.... I am content to be reckoned a false prophet, and to be punished as such:
and, he said, hearken, O people, everyone of you; he called aloud unto them to observe what he had predicted, and mark the issue of it, and to bear testimony for him, or against him, as things should be.
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John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv24, 25, 27Zedekiah - The chief of the false prophets, who…
Zedekiah - The chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king's favour. Which way - In what manner went it? Forasmuch as I and my brethren have consulted the Lord, and have the same spirit which thou pretendest to have.
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Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv24, 25, 27Verse 24. Which way went the Spirit of the…
Verse 24. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me] This is an expression of as great insolence as the act was of brutal aggression. "Did the Spirit of the Lord, who rests solely upon me, condescend to inspire thee? Was it at this ear [where he smote him] that it entered, in order to hold communion with thee?" Josephus tells an idle rabbinical tale about this business, which is as unworthy of repetition as it is of credit. See his Antiq. of the Jews, book viii., c. 10.
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Joseph Benson1811 · Public DomainOn vv24, 261Ki 22:24-25. But Zedekiah went near — The chief…
1Ki 22:24-25. But Zedekiah went near — The chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king’s favour. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, &c. — In what manner went it? Contemptuous language as well as behaviour: as much as to say, How dare you prophesy directly contrary to what I have done, who have the Spirit of the Lord! Behold, thou shalt go into an inner chamber — Into a secret place; to hide thyself — For fear of being seized and punished as a false prophet, and as the great author and abetter of this pernicious war, and of Ahab’s destruction. Probably he went with Ahab to the battle, after which he was glad to shelter himself where he could.
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Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn vv24–27Smote Micaiah on the cheek - As Micaiah had…
Smote Micaiah on the cheek - As Micaiah had been brought from prison 1Ki 22:26, it is probable that his hands were bound.
The prophet, thus standing before the great ones of the earth, bound and helpless, bearing testimony to the truth, and for his testimony smitten on the face by an underling, whose blow he receives without either shame or anger, is a notable type of our Lord before Caiaphas suffering the same indignity.
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Which way ... - Zedekiah’s meaning may perhaps be expounded as follows:
“The Spirit of Yahweh certainly came to me, and inspired me with the answer which I gave. If He afterward went to thee, as thou sayest that He did, perhaps thou canst tell us - as all the secrets of the invisible world are, thou pretendest, open to thee - which way He took.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary1859 · Public DomainOn vv24, 25, 27Cheek. Josephus says he had told the king, that…
Cheek. Josephus says he had told the king, that if his hand did not wither, like that of Jeroboam, he might conclude that Micheas was a false prophet; particularly as his prediction was at variance with that of Elias; who had asserted that Achab should die at Jezrahel, while Micheas seemed to condemn him to death at Ramoth. But these circumstances are by no means certain, though they be adopted by the author of the Scholastic History, by Lyranus, &c. (Calmet) --- If Sedecias had the assurance to make such a declaration, God was not obliged to work a miracle to prevent the king’s mistake; and Micheas had never said that Achab should die at Ramoth. (Haydock) --- Hath. In 2 Paralipomenon xviii. 23, it is expressed, Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me to speak to thee? If he could have proved that he had ever possessed the spirit, he might have spoken with some confidence; though sin may easily banish him. Thus Catholics may ask the pretended reformers, who boast of the spirit, how He came to abandon the Church with which all agree He once resided, to establish a contrary one? The spirit of God cannot be at variance with himself, nor reveal contradictory things. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown1871 · Public DomainOn vv24, 26, 27Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote…
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek--The insolence of this man, the leader of the false prophets, seems to have been provoked by jealousy at Micaiah's assumed monopoly of the spirit of inspiration. This mode of smiting, usually with a shoe, is both severe and ignominious. The calm reply of the Lord's prophet consisted in announcing the fate of the false prophets who suffered as the advisers of the disastrous expedition.
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Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn vv24–2724. Smote Micaiah — This act of insolence was…
24. Smote Micaiah — This act of insolence was an outburst of rage and malice, prompted by a momentary consciousness that Micaiah’s words were but too true.
Which way went the Spirit — This was an attempt to turn the biting point of Micaiah’s vision against himself. As if he had said: The lying spirit has suddenly gone out from me to speak through thee; how has he effected it so quickly! Which route did he take?
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv24–2724. But Zedekiah … went [R.V. came] near] The…
24. But Zedekiah … went [R.V. came] near] The verb is the same as in 1Ki_20:13. See note there.
Josephus has a great expansion of the narrative at this point, which leads up to the blow given to Micaiah. He says ‘the king began to ponder on what had been said, but Zedekiah, one of the false prophets, came near and advised him to pay no regard to Micaiah, for he spake no truth. And he brought forward, as a proof of this, what Elijah, who knew the future far better than this man, had prophesied. He prophesied in the city of Jezreel and said that dogs should lick the king’s blood in the field of Naboth, as they had licked that of Naboth who through him had been stoned by the people. It is clear then that this man lies, in contradicting the better prophet and declaring that the king shall die within three days. But ye shall know if he is true and has the power of the divine spirit. For let him, after I have struck him, blast my hand at once, as Jadon (see above on 1Ki_13:1) withered the right hand of king Jeroboam, when he desired to arrest him. For, said he, you have heard what happened then. Whereupon he struck Micaiah, and when no harm befel him, Ahab took heart and was encouraged to lead his army against the Syrian.’
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Which way went the spirit of the Lord] The whole account intimates that Zedekiah conceived himself prompted by the divine spirit and thought that he was telling the truth to Ahab. He was moved by the spirit of prophecy but knew not that God had willed it to be to him a spirit of lies.
The LXX. has rendered ‘what spirit of the Lord was it that has spoken in thee?’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers1878 · Public DomainOn vv24, 26, 27(24) Smote Micaiah on the cheek.—The act is not…
(24) Smote Micaiah on the cheek.—The act is not only the expression of contempt (see Isa_1:6; Mic_5:1; Mat_5:39), but of professed indignation at words of blasphemy against God, or of contempt for His vicegerents; as is seen clearly, when it is recorded as directed against Our Lord or against St. Paul (Joh_18:22-23; Act_23:2). The words which accompany it evidently convey a sarcastic reference to the knowledge of the secret dealings of God, implied in Micaiah’s vision, with a view to turn it into ridicule. Micaiah’s answer accordingly passes them by, and merely declares the shame and terror, with which Zedekiah shall find out hereafter the truth of the prophecy of evil. Josephus has a curious addition, that Zedekiah challenged Micaiah to wither up his hand, like the hand of Jeroboam at Bethel, and scouted his prophecy as inconsistent with that of Elijah (Antt. viii. 15, § 4).
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The Pulpit Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv24–27But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah Rawlinson holds that…
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah Rawlinson holds that he was a sort of coryphaeus of the false prophets. It is more probable that, having put himself forward on a former occasion (ver. 11), he now feels specially aggrieved at Micaiah"s blunt assertion, that he and the rest have been possessed by a spirit of lies went near, and smote Micaiah A thoroughly natural touch. But the whole narrative has every mark of naturalness and veracity. It is easy to see how enraged Zedekiah would be at the slight cast upon his prophetic powers. Apparently this gross indignity elicited no protest or word of displeasure from either of the kings. Micaiah, like Elijah, was left alone, on the cheek cf. Job_16:10; Lam_3:30; Luk_6:29; and above all Mat_26:67; Luk_22:64; Act_23:2. Herein Micaiah had "the fellowship of sufferings" (Php_3:10) with our blessed Lord. Rawlinson thinks that his hands would be bound, but this is extremely improbable. In that case Ahab could hardly have asked him to prophesy (ver. 15), or if he did, Jehoshaphat would know beforehand what to expect, and said, Which way Heb. What, or where. The chronicler supplies "way," thereby bringing the expression into unison with 1Ki_13:12; (2 Kings Job_38:24) went Heb. passed, crossed, rb the Spirit of the Lord These words are important, as showing that the speaker had not identified "the spirit" of ver. 21 with the evil spirit: Job_1:6 sqq. from me to speak unto thee? It is pretty clear from these words, in connexion with ver. 23, that Zedekiah had been conscious of an inspiration, of a spirit not his own, which impelled him to speak and act as he did. We must not attach too much import-ante to a taunting and passionate speech, but its meaning appears to be: I have spoken in the name and by the spirit of Jehovah. Thou claimest to have done the same. How is it that the Spirit of God speaks one thing by me, another by thee? Thou hast seen (ver. 19) the secret counsels of Heaven. Tell us, then, which way, etc.
Vers. 24-29.
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The Argument of Wickedness.
The Bible is a book of texts because it is a book of types. It does not profess to give full histories, but refers to public records for these (see Jos_10:13; 2Sa_1:18; 1Ki_11:41; 1Ch_9:1) Inspiration selects from histories typical or representative incidents to bring out the principles of the grace and truth of God. In the scene before us we have types of wickedness in Zedekiah and Ahab, the one ecclesiastical, the other civil, which may be profitably studied in the arguments they use contending with Micaiah, the representative of the truth of God. These arguments are
I RAGE AGAINST THE TRUTH. The reason is obvious, viz., because the truth is the worst that can be said of the wicked.
1. It is the worst that can be said of their character.
(1) It shows up their selfishness. The one object of Ahab was that "good" might be prophesied for him. To gain this he sold himself to his four hundred liars. These liars, to gain the patronage of Ahab, sold their consciences. Because Ahab could not gain flattery from Micaiah, he hated him.
(2) It shows up their folly. For what was the selfishness of Ahab but self-deception? The patronage of liars could not convert falsehood into truth, neither could the persecution of a true man convert truth into falsehood. Zedekiah, in deceiving Ahab, deceived his own soul. All sin is folly.
(3) It evinces their degradation, for it proves them to be the dupes and serfs of infernal spirits. Can degradation go lower?
2. It is the worst that can be said of their doom.
(1) The wicked are to be destroyed in time. Ahab in particular was to fall at Ramoth-Gilead. From that battle he was "not to return in peace." Zedekiah was to "go into an inner chamber to hide himself," as Ben-hadad had done, (1Ki_20:30) and there to meet his fate. While to the righteous death is an entrance to glory, it is the "king of terrors" to the wicked. (see 1Co_15:55-57) The sting is here:
(2) The wicked are to be destroyed in eternity. The alarm with which the ancients received predictions of maltreatment to their corpses arose from their apprehension that it presaged a posthumous retribution upon the soul. The dogs licking the blood of Ahab would suggest that devils would not only be the instigators but also the instruments of his ruin.
(3) Who can estimate the horrors of damnation? The truth will prove to be the worst that can be said of the lost. Is it wonderful, then, that the wicked should abhor the truth?
3. They are therefore constrained to hypocrisy.
(1) For their own sakes they have to play the hypocrite. They conceal their selfishness and affect generosity, conscious that were their base soul hunger to come honestly to the day, they would become odious. They hide their folly and affect wisdom lest they should suffer contempt.
(2) For the sake of society wicked men are hypocrites. Were they to be honestly known to each other, respect and confidence would be at an end; in fact, society would be impossible. There are no friendships in hell.
II THE RESENTMENT OF VIOLENCE.
1. The logic of the wicked is weak.
(1) Zedekiah"s speech was pertinacious: "Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?" He assumed what Micaiah had not conceded, that he ever had the Spirit of the Lord. Micaiah had declared him, on the contrary, to have been influenced by a "spirit" of a very different description. Zedekiah also denied what he should have disproved, viz., that Micaiah had the Spirit of the Lord.
(2) Ahab wanted a prophet of the God of truth to tell lies to please him. He found four hundred to tell him lies, professedly in the name of the Lord. But the one honest man who told him the truth he imprisoned, because the truth did not please him. Yet the truth was what he adjured him to tell. What reason is there in all this?
(3) What sinner is there in our day who can clear himself of folly? (See Pro_13:19; 1Co_3:19)
2. The strength of the wicked is tyranny.
(1) The reason of Zedekiah was in his fist (ver. 24). "Which way?" From the fist to the cheek? The coward us d this argument with a council of four hundred ecclesiastics about him, and the civil power in reserve. So was Jesus insulted. (see Mat_26:57-68) So were the Protestant confessors. False prophets have ever been the worst enemies of the true. Micaiah did not return the blow, but referred the decision to God. True prophets wield other than carnal weapons.
(2) The reason of Ahab was in his bribes and prisons. Micaiah could not be cajoled as the four hundred were, therefore "the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, carry him back unto Amen the governor of the city, and to Joash the king"s son, and say, Thus saith the king, put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
(3) But truth is not vanquished thus. How confident was Ahab that he should "come in peace"! And this is that Ahab who three or four years before so sagaciously said to Ben-hadad, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off." Persistency in sin does not sharpen men"s wits. Time vindicates truth. To this vindicator Micaiah called the attention of the people (ver. 29).
(4) But where was Jehoshaphat? He was silent when he should have spoken for the prophet of God. See the influence of bad company. "So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead." Alas, Jehoshaphat! J.A.M.
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The Biblical Illustrator1887 · Public DomainOn v27Put this fellow in the prison.
1Ki_22:27
Put this fellow in the prison.
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Persecuting the truth-teller
One evening, at a small literary gathering, a lady, famous for her muslin theology, was bewailing the wickedness of the Jews in not receiving our Saviour, and ended a diatribe by expressing regret that He had not appeared in our own time. How delighted, said she, we should all be to throw our doors open to Him, and listen to His Divine precepts! Dont you think so, Mr. Carlyle? The sturdy philosopher thus appealed to, said, in his broad Scotch, No, madam, I dont. I think that, had He come very fashionably dressed, with plenty of money, and preaching doctrines palatable to the higher orders, I might have had the honour of receiving from you a card of invitation, on the back of which would be written, To meet our Saviour; but if He had come uttering His sublime precepts, and denouncing the Pharisees, and associating with publicans and lower orders, as He did, you would have treated Him much as the Jews did, and would have cried out, Take Him to Newgate and hang Him!
Imprisoned conscience
Do we not all know that honest friends have sometimes fallen out of favour, perhaps with ourselves, because they have persistently kept telling us what our consciences and common sense knew to be true, that if we go on that road we shall be suffocated in a bog? A man makes up his mind to a course of conduct. He has a shrewd suspicion that his honest friend will condemn, and that the condemnation will be right. What does he do, therefore? He never tells his friend, and if, by chance, that friend may say what was expected of him, he gets angry with his adviser and goes his road. I suppose we all know what it is to treat our consciences in the style in which Ahab treated Micaiah. We do not listen to them because we know what they will say before they have said it. And we call ourselves sensible people! Martin Luther once said: It is neither safe nor wise to do anything against conscience. But Ahab puts Micaiah in prison, and we shut up our consciences in a dungeon, and put a gag in their mouths, and a muffler over the gag, that we may hear them say no word, because we know what we are doing, and we are doggedly determined to do, is wrong. (A. Maclaren, D. D.)
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Heb. "a chamber in a chamber." 1Ki 20:30.
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Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh take to go from me to speak to you?
Zedekiah asks this sarcastic question to insult and rebuke Micaiah. AT: "Do not think that Yahweh's Spirit left me to speak to you!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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"Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
you will see
"you will know the answer to your question." If Zedekiah's rhetorical question is translated as a statement, this phrase may be translated to supply implicit information. AT: "you will know that the Spirit of Yahweh has spoken to me" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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22:24-25 An indignant Zedekiah, one of the false prophets, insisted that he and the others were telling the truth. Like Ahab, they would one day find out the real truth when the prophecy against them was fulfilled in Jehu’s purge of Baal worship (2 Kgs 10:18-28).
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv24, 27 Thus the wicked would seem that none were in…
Thus the wicked would seem that none were in the favor of God, but they, and that God hath given his graces to none so much as to them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv24–27 1Ki 22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went…
1Ki 22:24 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?
Ver. 24. And smote Micaiah on the cheek.] In a most disgraceful manner, and in such a presence.
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“ Nihil est audaeius illis
Deprensis, iram atque animos a crimine sumunt. ” - Juvenal.
Here "the prophet was a fool, the spiritual man mad." {Hos 9:7}
Which way went the Spirit of the Lord?] Or, At what hour went, &c. Zedekiah would be thought to have the monopoly or sole enjoyment of the Spirit, as now the Jesuits would of learning and divinity. Aurelius the Sorbonist, a doctor of their own religion, saith of them, that they are a kind of men which have nothing more than theological arrogancy, but possess nothing less than theological science. {a}
{a} Vindiciar., p. 629.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv24–27 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah; the chief of the…
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah; the chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king’s favour, upon which he now presumed.
Smote Micaiah on the cheek, in way of contempt and scorn, Job 16:10; Jer 20:2; Lam 3:30; Mar 14:65.
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Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, i.e. in what manner went it? Forasmuch as I and my brethren have consulted the Lord, and answered in his name, and have the same Spirit which thou pretendest to have, and not a lying spirit, as thou dost falsely and maliciously affirm, how is it possible that the same Spirit should tell us one thing, and thee the quite contrary?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv24–27 And Micaiah said, if thou return at all in…
And Micaiah said, if thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me,.... I am content to be reckoned a false prophet, and to be punished as such:
and, he said, hearken, O people, everyone of you; he called aloud unto them to observe what he had predicted, and mark the issue of it, and to bear testimony for him, or against him, as things should be.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv24, 25, 27 Zedekiah - The chief of the false prophets, who…
Zedekiah - The chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king's favour. Which way - In what manner went it? Forasmuch as I and my brethren have consulted the Lord, and have the same spirit which thou pretendest to have.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv24, 25, 27 Verse 24. Which way went the Spirit of the…
Verse 24. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me] This is an expression of as great insolence as the act was of brutal aggression. "Did the Spirit of the Lord, who rests solely upon me, condescend to inspire thee? Was it at this ear [where he smote him] that it entered, in order to hold communion with thee?" Josephus tells an idle rabbinical tale about this business, which is as unworthy of repetition as it is of credit. See his Antiq. of the Jews, book viii., c. 10.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv24, 26 1Ki 22:24-25. But Zedekiah went near — The chief…
1Ki 22:24-25. But Zedekiah went near — The chief of the false prophets, who was much in the king’s favour. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, &c. — In what manner went it? Contemptuous language as well as behaviour: as much as to say, How dare you prophesy directly contrary to what I have done, who have the Spirit of the Lord! Behold, thou shalt go into an inner chamber — Into a secret place; to hide thyself — For fear of being seized and punished as a false prophet, and as the great author and abetter of this pernicious war, and of Ahab’s destruction. Probably he went with Ahab to the battle, after which he was glad to shelter himself where he could.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv24–27 Smote Micaiah on the cheek - As Micaiah had…
Smote Micaiah on the cheek - As Micaiah had been brought from prison 1Ki 22:26, it is probable that his hands were bound.
The prophet, thus standing before the great ones of the earth, bound and helpless, bearing testimony to the truth, and for his testimony smitten on the face by an underling, whose blow he receives without either shame or anger, is a notable type of our Lord before Caiaphas suffering the same indignity.
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Which way ... - Zedekiah’s meaning may perhaps be expounded as follows:
“The Spirit of Yahweh certainly came to me, and inspired me with the answer which I gave. If He afterward went to thee, as thou sayest that He did, perhaps thou canst tell us - as all the secrets of the invisible world are, thou pretendest, open to thee - which way He took.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv24, 25, 27 Cheek. Josephus says he had told the king, that…
Cheek. Josephus says he had told the king, that if his hand did not wither, like that of Jeroboam, he might conclude that Micheas was a false prophet; particularly as his prediction was at variance with that of Elias; who had asserted that Achab should die at Jezrahel, while Micheas seemed to condemn him to death at Ramoth. But these circumstances are by no means certain, though they be adopted by the author of the Scholastic History, by Lyranus, &c. (Calmet) --- If Sedecias had the assurance to make such a declaration, God was not obliged to work a miracle to prevent the king’s mistake; and Micheas had never said that Achab should die at Ramoth. (Haydock) --- Hath. In 2 Paralipomenon xviii. 23, it is expressed, Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me to speak to thee? If he could have proved that he had ever possessed the spirit, he might have spoken with some confidence; though sin may easily banish him. Thus Catholics may ask the pretended reformers, who boast of the spirit, how He came to abandon the Church with which all agree He once resided, to establish a contrary one? The spirit of God cannot be at variance with himself, nor reveal contradictory things. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv24, 26, 27 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote…
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek--The insolence of this man, the leader of the false prophets, seems to have been provoked by jealousy at Micaiah's assumed monopoly of the spirit of inspiration. This mode of smiting, usually with a shoe, is both severe and ignominious. The calm reply of the Lord's prophet consisted in announcing the fate of the false prophets who suffered as the advisers of the disastrous expedition.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv24–27 24. Smote Micaiah — This act of insolence was…
24. Smote Micaiah — This act of insolence was an outburst of rage and malice, prompted by a momentary consciousness that Micaiah’s words were but too true.
Which way went the Spirit — This was an attempt to turn the biting point of Micaiah’s vision against himself. As if he had said: The lying spirit has suddenly gone out from me to speak through thee; how has he effected it so quickly! Which route did he take?
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv24–27 24. But Zedekiah … went [R.V. came] near] The…
24. But Zedekiah … went [R.V. came] near] The verb is the same as in 1Ki_20:13. See note there.
Josephus has a great expansion of the narrative at this point, which leads up to the blow given to Micaiah. He says ‘the king began to ponder on what had been said, but Zedekiah, one of the false prophets, came near and advised him to pay no regard to Micaiah, for he spake no truth. And he brought forward, as a proof of this, what Elijah, who knew the future far better than this man, had prophesied. He prophesied in the city of Jezreel and said that dogs should lick the king’s blood in the field of Naboth, as they had licked that of Naboth who through him had been stoned by the people. It is clear then that this man lies, in contradicting the better prophet and declaring that the king shall die within three days. But ye shall know if he is true and has the power of the divine spirit. For let him, after I have struck him, blast my hand at once, as Jadon (see above on 1Ki_13:1) withered the right hand of king Jeroboam, when he desired to arrest him. For, said he, you have heard what happened then. Whereupon he struck Micaiah, and when no harm befel him, Ahab took heart and was encouraged to lead his army against the Syrian.’
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Which way went the spirit of the Lord] The whole account intimates that Zedekiah conceived himself prompted by the divine spirit and thought that he was telling the truth to Ahab. He was moved by the spirit of prophecy but knew not that God had willed it to be to him a spirit of lies.
The LXX. has rendered ‘what spirit of the Lord was it that has spoken in thee?’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv24, 26, 27 (24) Smote Micaiah on the cheek.—The act is not…
(24) Smote Micaiah on the cheek.—The act is not only the expression of contempt (see Isa_1:6; Mic_5:1; Mat_5:39), but of professed indignation at words of blasphemy against God, or of contempt for His vicegerents; as is seen clearly, when it is recorded as directed against Our Lord or against St. Paul (Joh_18:22-23; Act_23:2). The words which accompany it evidently convey a sarcastic reference to the knowledge of the secret dealings of God, implied in Micaiah’s vision, with a view to turn it into ridicule. Micaiah’s answer accordingly passes them by, and merely declares the shame and terror, with which Zedekiah shall find out hereafter the truth of the prophecy of evil. Josephus has a curious addition, that Zedekiah challenged Micaiah to wither up his hand, like the hand of Jeroboam at Bethel, and scouted his prophecy as inconsistent with that of Elijah (Antt. viii. 15, § 4).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv24–27 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah Rawlinson holds that…
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah Rawlinson holds that he was a sort of coryphaeus of the false prophets. It is more probable that, having put himself forward on a former occasion (ver. 11), he now feels specially aggrieved at Micaiah"s blunt assertion, that he and the rest have been possessed by a spirit of lies went near, and smote Micaiah A thoroughly natural touch. But the whole narrative has every mark of naturalness and veracity. It is easy to see how enraged Zedekiah would be at the slight cast upon his prophetic powers. Apparently this gross indignity elicited no protest or word of displeasure from either of the kings. Micaiah, like Elijah, was left alone, on the cheek cf. Job_16:10; Lam_3:30; Luk_6:29; and above all Mat_26:67; Luk_22:64; Act_23:2. Herein Micaiah had "the fellowship of sufferings" (Php_3:10) with our blessed Lord. Rawlinson thinks that his hands would be bound, but this is extremely improbable. In that case Ahab could hardly have asked him to prophesy (ver. 15), or if he did, Jehoshaphat would know beforehand what to expect, and said, Which way Heb. What, or where. The chronicler supplies "way," thereby bringing the expression into unison with 1Ki_13:12; (2 Kings Job_38:24) went Heb. passed, crossed, rb the Spirit of the Lord These words are important, as showing that the speaker had not identified "the spirit" of ver. 21 with the evil spirit: Job_1:6 sqq. from me to speak unto thee? It is pretty clear from these words, in connexion with ver. 23, that Zedekiah had been conscious of an inspiration, of a spirit not his own, which impelled him to speak and act as he did. We must not attach too much import-ante to a taunting and passionate speech, but its meaning appears to be: I have spoken in the name and by the spirit of Jehovah. Thou claimest to have done the same. How is it that the Spirit of God speaks one thing by me, another by thee? Thou hast seen (ver. 19) the secret counsels of Heaven. Tell us, then, which way, etc.
Vers. 24-29.
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The Argument of Wickedness.
The Bible is a book of texts because it is a book of types. It does not profess to give full histories, but refers to public records for these (see Jos_10:13; 2Sa_1:18; 1Ki_11:41; 1Ch_9:1) Inspiration selects from histories typical or representative incidents to bring out the principles of the grace and truth of God. In the scene before us we have types of wickedness in Zedekiah and Ahab, the one ecclesiastical, the other civil, which may be profitably studied in the arguments they use contending with Micaiah, the representative of the truth of God. These arguments are
I RAGE AGAINST THE TRUTH. The reason is obvious, viz., because the truth is the worst that can be said of the wicked.
1. It is the worst that can be said of their character.
(1) It shows up their selfishness. The one object of Ahab was that "good" might be prophesied for him. To gain this he sold himself to his four hundred liars. These liars, to gain the patronage of Ahab, sold their consciences. Because Ahab could not gain flattery from Micaiah, he hated him.
(2) It shows up their folly. For what was the selfishness of Ahab but self-deception? The patronage of liars could not convert falsehood into truth, neither could the persecution of a true man convert truth into falsehood. Zedekiah, in deceiving Ahab, deceived his own soul. All sin is folly.
(3) It evinces their degradation, for it proves them to be the dupes and serfs of infernal spirits. Can degradation go lower?
2. It is the worst that can be said of their doom.
(1) The wicked are to be destroyed in time. Ahab in particular was to fall at Ramoth-Gilead. From that battle he was "not to return in peace." Zedekiah was to "go into an inner chamber to hide himself," as Ben-hadad had done, (1Ki_20:30) and there to meet his fate. While to the righteous death is an entrance to glory, it is the "king of terrors" to the wicked. (see 1Co_15:55-57) The sting is here:
(2) The wicked are to be destroyed in eternity. The alarm with which the ancients received predictions of maltreatment to their corpses arose from their apprehension that it presaged a posthumous retribution upon the soul. The dogs licking the blood of Ahab would suggest that devils would not only be the instigators but also the instruments of his ruin.
(3) Who can estimate the horrors of damnation? The truth will prove to be the worst that can be said of the lost. Is it wonderful, then, that the wicked should abhor the truth?
3. They are therefore constrained to hypocrisy.
(1) For their own sakes they have to play the hypocrite. They conceal their selfishness and affect generosity, conscious that were their base soul hunger to come honestly to the day, they would become odious. They hide their folly and affect wisdom lest they should suffer contempt.
(2) For the sake of society wicked men are hypocrites. Were they to be honestly known to each other, respect and confidence would be at an end; in fact, society would be impossible. There are no friendships in hell.
II THE RESENTMENT OF VIOLENCE.
1. The logic of the wicked is weak.
(1) Zedekiah"s speech was pertinacious: "Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?" He assumed what Micaiah had not conceded, that he ever had the Spirit of the Lord. Micaiah had declared him, on the contrary, to have been influenced by a "spirit" of a very different description. Zedekiah also denied what he should have disproved, viz., that Micaiah had the Spirit of the Lord.
(2) Ahab wanted a prophet of the God of truth to tell lies to please him. He found four hundred to tell him lies, professedly in the name of the Lord. But the one honest man who told him the truth he imprisoned, because the truth did not please him. Yet the truth was what he adjured him to tell. What reason is there in all this?
(3) What sinner is there in our day who can clear himself of folly? (See Pro_13:19; 1Co_3:19)
2. The strength of the wicked is tyranny.
(1) The reason of Zedekiah was in his fist (ver. 24). "Which way?" From the fist to the cheek? The coward us d this argument with a council of four hundred ecclesiastics about him, and the civil power in reserve. So was Jesus insulted. (see Mat_26:57-68) So were the Protestant confessors. False prophets have ever been the worst enemies of the true. Micaiah did not return the blow, but referred the decision to God. True prophets wield other than carnal weapons.
(2) The reason of Ahab was in his bribes and prisons. Micaiah could not be cajoled as the four hundred were, therefore "the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, carry him back unto Amen the governor of the city, and to Joash the king"s son, and say, Thus saith the king, put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
(3) But truth is not vanquished thus. How confident was Ahab that he should "come in peace"! And this is that Ahab who three or four years before so sagaciously said to Ben-hadad, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off." Persistency in sin does not sharpen men"s wits. Time vindicates truth. To this vindicator Micaiah called the attention of the people (ver. 29).
(4) But where was Jehoshaphat? He was silent when he should have spoken for the prophet of God. See the influence of bad company. "So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead." Alas, Jehoshaphat! J.A.M.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v27 Put this fellow in the prison.
1Ki_22:27
Put this fellow in the prison.
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Persecuting the truth-teller
One evening, at a small literary gathering, a lady, famous for her muslin theology, was bewailing the wickedness of the Jews in not receiving our Saviour, and ended a diatribe by expressing regret that He had not appeared in our own time. How delighted, said she, we should all be to throw our doors open to Him, and listen to His Divine precepts! Dont you think so, Mr. Carlyle? The sturdy philosopher thus appealed to, said, in his broad Scotch, No, madam, I dont. I think that, had He come very fashionably dressed, with plenty of money, and preaching doctrines palatable to the higher orders, I might have had the honour of receiving from you a card of invitation, on the back of which would be written, To meet our Saviour; but if He had come uttering His sublime precepts, and denouncing the Pharisees, and associating with publicans and lower orders, as He did, you would have treated Him much as the Jews did, and would have cried out, Take Him to Newgate and hang Him!
Imprisoned conscience
Do we not all know that honest friends have sometimes fallen out of favour, perhaps with ourselves, because they have persistently kept telling us what our consciences and common sense knew to be true, that if we go on that road we shall be suffocated in a bog? A man makes up his mind to a course of conduct. He has a shrewd suspicion that his honest friend will condemn, and that the condemnation will be right. What does he do, therefore? He never tells his friend, and if, by chance, that friend may say what was expected of him, he gets angry with his adviser and goes his road. I suppose we all know what it is to treat our consciences in the style in which Ahab treated Micaiah. We do not listen to them because we know what they will say before they have said it. And we call ourselves sensible people! Martin Luther once said: It is neither safe nor wise to do anything against conscience. But Ahab puts Micaiah in prison, and we shut up our consciences in a dungeon, and put a gag in their mouths, and a muffler over the gag, that we may hear them say no word, because we know what we are doing, and we are doggedly determined to do, is wrong. (A. Maclaren, D. D.)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v25 Heb. "a chamber in a chamber." 1Ki 20:30.
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Heb. "a chamber in a chamber." 1Ki 20:30.
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Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh take to go from me to speak to you?
Zedekiah asks this sarcastic question to insult and rebuke Micaiah. AT: "Do not think that Yahweh's Spirit left me to speak to you!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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Look
"Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
you will see
"you will know the answer to your question." If Zedekiah's rhetorical question is translated as a statement, this phrase may be translated to supply implicit information. AT: "you will know that the Spirit of Yahweh has spoken to me" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Holy Spirit
know
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22:24-25 An indignant Zedekiah, one of the false prophets, insisted that he and the others were telling the truth. Like Ahab, they would one day find out the real truth when the prophecy against them was fulfilled in Jehu’s purge of Baal worship (2 Kgs 10:18-28).
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