Imlah

Imlah is a man living at the time of the divided monarchy. He is named in 4 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Kings 22:8.

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Verses

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 22:8
  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.
• 1 Kings 22:9
  Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 18:7
  And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. 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.
• 2 Chronicles 18:8
  And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.