1 Kings 22:28

28 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, ¹the Lord has not spoken by me. ” And he said, ²“Hear, all you peoples! ”

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 And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

27 and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace. ”’”

28 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. ” And he said, “Hear, all you peoples! ”

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes. ” And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

Cross References

• 1. 22:28 [Num. 16:29; Deut. 18:22]
• 2. 22:28 Mic. 1:2