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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:14

And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth ,.... He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say: what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak ; truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks as if as yet he had no instruction from the Lord what to say, and yet the vision he later declares seems to have been had by him before, 1 Kings 22:17 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:15

So he came to the king ,.... Being introduced by the officer: and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go up against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? the same question in the same words that was put to the other prophets, 1 Kings 22:6 , only there he uses the singular number, here the plural, including Jehoshaphat with him: and he answered him, go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king ; he answered not in the name of the Lord,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:6

About four hundred men - These were probably the prophets of Asherah or Venus, maintained by Jezebel, who were not present at the contention on Mount Carmel. See 1 Kings 18:19 , etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:8

Micaiah the son of Imlah - The Jews suppose that it was this prophet who reproved Ahab for dismissing Ben-hadad, 1 Kings 20:35 , etc. And that it was because of the judgments with which he had threatened him, that Ahab hated him: I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:9

The king of Israel called an officer - סריס saris , literally a eunuch; probably a foreigner, for it was not lawful to disgrace an Israelite by reducing him to such a state. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:11

Zedekiah - made him horns of iron - This was in imitation of that sort of prophecy which instructed by significative actions. This was frequent among the prophets of the Lord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:13

The words of the prophets declare good - What notion could these men have of prophecy, when they supposed it was in the power of the prophet to model the prediction as he pleased, and have the result accordingly? read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:15

Go , and prosper - This was a strong irony; as if he had said, All your prophets have predicted success; you wish me to speak as they speak: Go, and prosper; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. These were the precise words of the false prophets, (see 1 Kings 22:6 , 1 Kings 22:12 ;), and were spoken by Micaiah in such a tone and manner as at once showed to Ahab that he did not believe them; hence the king adjures him, 1 Kings 22:16 , that he would speak to him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:1-8

Bad Company. According to the order of the chapters in the LXX ; which is probably the original or true order, 1 Kings 20:1-43 . should immediately precede this. Then, after the history of the war between Ahab and Ben-hadad, this chapter opens naturally: "And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel." In the third year of this peace Jehoshaphat visited Ahab; and from this visit arose serious events, which are admonitory to us that we should avoid the company of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:1-28

Crime brings its own punishment. I. THE WICKED RUSH UPON DESTRUCTION . 1 . Ahab provokes the war in which he himself will perish . The peace which had lasted so long might have continued. Every day it was prolonged was a day placed between him and death; and yet with his own hand he brings to an end the period of grace. How often are the calamities of the wicked invoked by themselves, and are the fruit of their own rashness! 2 . It came as the prompting of the... read more

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