1 Kings 22:28

28 But Micaiah said, "If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me." Then he said, "Listen, all you people!"^[a][b][c]

1 Kings 22:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:28

And Micaiah said, if thou return at all in peace, the Lord
hath not spoken by me
I am content to be reckoned a false prophet, and to be punished as such:

and, he said, hearken, O people, everyone of you;
he called aloud unto them to observe what he had predicted, and mark the issue of it, and to bear testimony for him, or against him, as things should be.

1 Kings 22:28 In-Context

26 Then the king of Israel ordered, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king's son,

27 and say, 'This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.' "

28 But Micaiah said, "If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me." Then he said, "Listen, all you people!"

29 Then the king of Israel and Judah's King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.

30 But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX omits Then he said, "Listen, all you people!"
• [b]. Mc 1:2
• [c]. 2 Ch 18:12-27