1 Reyes 22:8

8 El rey de Israel le respondió:—Todavía hay alguien por medio de quien podemos consultar al SEÑOR, pero me cae muy mal porque nunca me profetiza nada bueno; solo me anuncia desastres. Se trata de Micaías hijo de Imlá.—No digas eso —replicó Josafat.

1 Reyes 22:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one
man (Micaiah the son of Imlah), by whom we may inquire of the Lord,
&c.] And but one in Samaria; Elijah and Elisha were elsewhere:

but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy of good concerning me, but
evil;
who is thought to be the same that was several times with him when engaged in the war with the king of Syria, ( 1 Kings 20:13 1 Kings 20:22 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kings 20:35 1 Kings 20:38 ) and each time, excepting the last, he brought him good tidings; but because, in his last message, he told him, that, since he had let Benhadad go, his life should go for his life, and his people for his people, for that he hated him:

and Jehoshaphat said, let not the king say so;
which was very modestly, though perhaps too gently, said; suggesting that the prophets of the Lord should be heard, respected, and honoured, let their message be as it would, since they spake not of their own mind and will, but what they were moved unto by the Spirit of God.

1 Reyes 22:8 In-Context

6 Así que el rey de Israel reunió a los profetas, que eran casi cuatrocientos, y les preguntó:—¿Debo ir a la guerra contra Ramot de Galaad, o no?—Vaya, Su Majestad —contestaron ellos—, porque el Señor la entregará en sus manos.

7 Pero Josafat inquirió:—¿No hay aquí un profeta del SEÑOR a quien podamos consultar?

8 El rey de Israel le respondió:—Todavía hay alguien por medio de quien podemos consultar al SEÑOR, pero me cae muy mal porque nunca me profetiza nada bueno; solo me anuncia desastres. Se trata de Micaías hijo de Imlá.—No digas eso —replicó Josafat.

9 Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a uno de sus funcionarios y le ordenó:—¡Traigan de inmediato a Micaías hijo de Imlá!

10 El rey de Israel y Josafat, rey de Judá, vestidos con su ropaje real y sentados en sus respectivos tronos, estaban en la plaza a la entrada de Samaria, con todos los que profetizaban en presencia de ellos.