1 Kings 22:9

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1 Kings 22:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

8 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

10 Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

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.’”

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He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.

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So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

Isaiah 39:7

And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Daniel 1:18

Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Kings 22:26

And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

1 Kings 22:27

and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”