Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the messenger spoke to him... - There seems to have been a widespread notion among the irreligious and the half-religious of the ancient…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Observe now. —In the whole history, as especially in the words of the officer, there is evidence of the strange confusion of ideas…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke to
him

By the way, as they ca…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The same easygoing nature, which leads some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, makes it very dangerous for them. …