2 Chronicles 18:17

17 And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"

2 Chronicles 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 18:17

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2).

2 Chronicles 18:17 In-Context

15 But the king said to him, "How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"
16 And he said, "I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, 'These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.'"
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehosh'aphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"
18 And Micai'ah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left;
19 and the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another.
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