1 Kings 22:8

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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.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.

In other translations

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.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.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵל׀yisra'elIsraelH3478אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafatJehoshaphatH3092עוֹדodstillH5750אִישׁ־'ish-a manH376אֶחָד'echadoneH259לִדְרֹשׁlidroshto consultH1875אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מֵאֹתוֹme'otofrom <obj.> himH853וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589שְׂנֵאתִיוsenetivI hate himH8130כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִתְנַבֵּאyitnabe'he prophesiesH5012עָלַי'alaion meH5921טוֹבtovgoodH2896כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518רָעra'evilH7451מִיכָיְהוּmikhayehuMicaiahH4321בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121יִמְלָהyimlahImlahH3229וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוֹשָׁפָטyehooshafatJehoshaphatH3092אַל־'al-may notH408יֹאמַרyomarhe speakH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כֵּן׃kenthusH3651

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Imlah, Jacob, Jehoshaphat, Micaiah

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