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Micaiah
A prophet who alone told Ahab the truth of his coming defeat, against four hundred false prophets.
Where in scripture
1 KingsIn their own words — 6 recorded sayings
“And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.” — 1 Kings 22:14
“When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.” — 1 Kings 22:15
“Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.” — 1 Kings 22:17
“And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left. And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another. Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do…” — 1 Kings 22:19-23
“And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.” — 1 Kings 22:25
“And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.” — 1 Kings 22:28
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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