John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 20:35

"And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him." — 1 Kings 20:35 (ASV)

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets
Which the Jews take to be Micaiah, and so Josephus ^F21, which is probable; the same that had been with Ahab more than once; and, whoever he was, it is not unlikely that he was the same, since Ahab knew him when his disguise was off, (1 Kings 20:41),

said unto his neighbour, in the word of the Lord, smite me, I pray
thee ;
told his neighbour, that by the command of God he was ordered to bid him smite him, so as to wound him:

and the man refused to smite him ;
being his neighbour, and perhaps a fellow prophet, and having an affection for him.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F21: Antiqu. l. 8. c. 14. sect, 5.