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2 Chronicles 18:24
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Micaiah addresses Zedekiah son of Chenaanah immediately after Zedekiah strikes him and demands to know which way the Spirit of the Lord departed. The statement occurs during a royal military council where the king of Israel is preparing to advance on Ramoth-gilead.
The words — The Hebrew word רֹאֶה (ro'eh) conveys a continuous or impending act of seeing, linked to בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא (ba-yom ha-hu) to mark a specific future moment. This construction establishes a fixed timeline for the fulfillment of the prophecy.
The thread — The pattern of concealed events giving way to visible divine action runs through Isaiah 26:11 and Isaiah 26:20. These passages pair the command to enter an inner room with the promise that hidden wrath or zeal will soon be exposed.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to accept that prophetic words will materialize on their own schedule, independent of human coercion. It places the burden of endurance on the listener while confirming that eventual exposure is certain.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 20:30 The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
- Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
- Jeremiah 28:16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
- Jeremiah 29:21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.
- Jeremiah 29:32 this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”