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When he was come to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? He answered him, Go up and prosper; and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.
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Sarcasm as a Prophetic Tool
Commentators are unanimous that Micaiah's response, "Go up and prosper," is not a genuine blessing but sharp, mocking irony. He intentionally repeats the exact words of the 400 false prophets to expose their foolishness. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott explain that the sarcastic tone was so obvious that King Ahab immediately knew Micaiah was not being serious and demanded the real truth.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he answered him... - Micaiah speaks the exact words of the 400 in such a mocking and ironic tone that the king cannot mistake his meanin…
19th Century
Anglican
Go, and prosper. —Micaiah is a true disciple of Elijah in the defiant irony of the tone in which he takes up and mocks the utterance of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So he came to the king Being introduced by the officer:
and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we …
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