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1 Kings 22:10
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah seated on their thrones at the threshing floor near Samaria’s gate entrance, positioned before the assembly of prophets who are delivering their messages prior to the royal decision on the Ramoth Gilead campaign.
The words — יֹשְׁבִים (yo.she.Vim) translates literally as “were sitting,” and אִישׁ ('ish) means “each,” specifying that both monarchs occupied their respective thrones individually during this military consultation.
The thread — This gathering of kings and prophets extends the assembly noted in 1 Kings 22:6 and stands in structural contrast to the futile raving of the Baal prophets described in 1 Kings 18:29.
Why it lands — The text documents a concrete political and religious assembly before a battle, requiring the reader to note how earthly authority positions itself directly beneath prophetic declarations prior to committing to war.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 18:29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 1 Kings 22:6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
- 2 Chronicles 18:9 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.
- Esther 5:1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
- Esther 6:8 have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
- Jeremiah 27:14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.
- Ezekiel 13:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Matthew 6:20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
- Matthew 11:8 Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.