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1 Koningen 22:6

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6 Toen vergaderde de koning van Israel de profeten, omtrent vierhonderd man, en hij zeide tot hen: Zal ik tegen Ramoth in Gilead ten strijde trekken, of zal ik het nalaten? En zij zeiden: Trek op, want de HEERE zal ze in de hand des konings geven.

1 Koningen 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:6

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about
four hundred men
False prophets, as the Targum and Arabic version; and they are called Ahab's prophets, and not the Lord's, ( 1 Kings 22:23 ) perhaps these were the prophets of the groves, that ate at Jezebel's table, and were preserved when the prophets of Baal were destroyed, since the number agrees with them, see ( 1 Kings 18:19 )

and said unto them, shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or
shall I forbear?
which would you advise to? signifying he should take their advice:

and they said, go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of
the king:
which words are very ambiguous, like the oracles of the Heathens; for they do not express who or what should be delivered up, for the word it is a supplement, nor to what king the delivery should be made; whether the Syrians, and the place they held should be given up to king Ahab, which they would have understood; or whether the Israelites should be delivered up to king Benhadad; so that, whichever had been the case, the credit of their prophecy would be secured. They used the word "Lord", and not Baal, in complaisance to Jehoshaphat, and perhaps as directed by Ahab.

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1 Koningen 22:6 In-Context

4 Daarna zeide hij tot Josafat: Zult gij met mij trekken in den strijd naar Ramoth in Gilead? En Josafat zeide tot den koning van Israel: Zo zal ik zijn gelijk gij zijt, zo mijn volk als uw volk, zo mijn paarden als uw paarden.
5 Verder zeide Josafat tot den koning van Israel: Vraag toch als heden naar het woord des HEEREN.
6 Toen vergaderde de koning van Israel de profeten, omtrent vierhonderd man, en hij zeide tot hen: Zal ik tegen Ramoth in Gilead ten strijde trekken, of zal ik het nalaten? En zij zeiden: Trek op, want de HEERE zal ze in de hand des konings geven.
7 Maar Josafat zeide: Is hier niet nog een profeet des HEEREN, dat wij het van hem vragen mochten?
8 Toen zeide de koning van Israel tot Josafat: Er is nog een man, om door hem den HEERE te vragen; maar ik haat hem, omdat hij over mij niets goeds profeteert, maar kwaad: Micha, de zoon van Jimla. En Josafat zeide: De koning zegge niet alzo!
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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