1 Kings 22:25

25 Micaiah answered, "You will find out on the day you try to hide in an inner room."

1 Kings 22:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:25

And Micaiah said, behold, thou shalt see in the day when thou
shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
] Who would either accompany Ahab to the battle, and, upon his being wounded, flee to the first place of secrecy for safety; or, upon the news of his defeat brought to Samaria, would betake himself to a private chamber for security, fearing the enemy would pursue to the very place; or else through fear of the populace, who would attribute the death of the king to the advice of him and the other prophets.

1 Kings 22:25 In-Context

23 So now, since the LORD has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of every one of these prophets of yours, it is the LORD who has pronounced disaster against you!"
24 Zedekiah, Chenaanah's son, approached Micaiah and slapped him on the cheek. "Just how did the LORD's spirit leave me to speak to you?" he asked.
25 Micaiah answered, "You will find out on the day you try to hide in an inner room."
26 "Arrest him," ordered Israel's king, "and turn him over to Amon the city official and to Joash the king's son.
27 Tell them, ‘The king says: Put this man in prison and feed him minimum rations of bread and water until I return safely.'"
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