1 Kings 22
Treated in 7 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man through whom we could inquire of the LORD: Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him, for his prophecies about me are never good, only bad." Jehoshaphat said, "Let the king not speak like that." 2
- 22:6 So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, "Shall I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I hold back?" "Go up," they said, "for the Lord will give it into the king's hand." 1
- 22:11 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made himself iron horns, and he said, "The LORD says this: 'With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.'" 1
- 22:22 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?' He said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will entice him, and you will succeed. Go and do it.' 1
- 22:34 But a man drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his scale armor and the breastplate. The king said to his chariot driver, "Turn around and get me out of the battle, because I am wounded." 1
- 22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to sail to Ophir for gold, but they never sailed, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber. 1
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Prefatory Address to King Francis cites 1 Kings 22:11
…this view, should not the four hundred prophets who lied to Ahab represent the Church? (1 Kings 22:11, &c.). The Church, however, stood on the side of Micaiah. He was alone, indeed, and…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites 1 Kings 22:22
…he sends Satan to be a lie in the mouths of all the prophets in order to deceive Ahab (1 Kings 22:22), by the counsel of the young men he so infatuates Rehoboam, that his folly deprives him…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites 1 Kings 22: 8
…preaching. ‘There is one Micaiah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him.’ 1 Kings 22: 8. This hinders the power of the word. If a patient has an ill opinion of his physician, he…
- Morning by Morning ·
January cites 1 Kings 22:48
…to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber” (1 Kings 22:48) Solomon's ships had returned in safety, but Jehoshaphat's vessels never reached the land…
- Holiness ·
Unsearchable Riches cites 1 Kings xxii. 8
…named to Ahab, he cried, “I hate him because he doth not prophesy good of me, but evil.” (1 Kings xxii. 8.) Alas, there are many like Ahab in the nineteenth century! They like a ministry which…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Providence of God cites I Kings 22:34
…to us, but it is ordered by a providence of God. You have a clear instance of this in I Kings 22:34. ‘A certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 9 — Of Councils and Their Authority cites 1 Kings 22:6
…their meeting? Of this we have a notable instance in the council which Ahab convened (1 Kings 22:6, 22). Four hundred prophets were present. But because they had met with no other…