Bible Strands
1 Kings 22:9
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king of Israel orders one of his court officials to fetch Micaiah son of Imlah immediately, acting after Jehoshaphat’s rebuke when the king admitted his hatred for the prophet who consistently delivered unfavorable messages.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּקְרָא (va/i.yik.Ra') denotes a formal summoning, while מַהֲרָ֖/ה (ma.ha.Ra/h) functions as an urgent imperative meaning “bring quickly.”
The thread — This command parallels the identical account in 2 Chronicles 18:8 and anticipates the king’s later order to seize Micaiah in 1 Kings 22:26, while the royal call to attendants echoes the window scene in 2 Kings 9:32.
Why it lands — The text records a reluctant monarch forcing himself to act against his own bias by retrieving the very prophet he despises, requiring the reader to confront the tension between personal preference and divine inquiry.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Cross-references
- 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,
- 2 Kings 9:32 He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:8 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.