The Meaning of 1 Kings 22:15 Explained

1 Kings 22:15

KJV: So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

YLT: And he cometh in unto the king, and the king saith unto him, 'Micaiah, do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead, to battle, or do we forbear?' and he saith unto him, 'Go up, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given it into the hand of the king.'

Darby: And he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he said to him, Go up, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the hand of the king.

ASV: And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 22:15?

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What is the context of 1 Kings 22:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king.

What does 1 Kings 22:15 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 22:13-28 - What Jehovah Saithâ€¦ That Will I Speak

Ramoth was one of the cities of refuge, situated across the Jordan. The false prophets spake as they knew would please the king and gain the popular ear. But Micaiah did not scruple to say that the spirit of a demon was making use of their lips for the utterance of beguiling falsehood. He was evidently speaking metaphorically. By an ironical method of speech he suggested that the voices of such prophets were not to be accepted as truth. He knew well enough God's living voice. In the silence and solitude of his prison, shut away from all the world besides, he had learned to detect the accent of truth, and could easily discriminate between it and the lying boasts of the false prophets. We must try the spirits, whether they are of God, 1 John 4:1. Beware of being beguiled by every voice that speaks in your heart. God's voice almost always calls you to take up the cross and stand alone against the crowd. It summons to the straight gate and the narrow way.

"Carry him back!" cried the king. He hated the man of God, as the thief dreads a watch-dog. But better a thousand times be in that dungeon with Micaiah than faring sumptuously at Ahab's table. Do not hide yourself from the truth. Let it search, though it hurt you. It will save you from the unerring arrow.

1 Kings 22:1-53 - A Prosperous Nation

What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peopled land, teeming with young life and laden with golden harvests. It was the summer of their national existence. The sacred scribe enumerates first the high officials of the court, then the daily provision of the king, his studies, and his fame. Abundant proof was yielded by all these circumstances to the manner in which God kept the pledges which had been made to David, his father.

Here is Solomon "in all his glory," but as we turn from him to the lowly Carpenter of Nazareth, who had nowhere to lay His head; who found His friends among the poor; and who ultimately laid down His life a ransom for many, we realize that, even apart from His divine nature, His was the nobler ideal and the richer existence. "A greater than Solomon is here." Who can measure His empire or resources? What tongue can recount His wisdom? Happy and safe are they that sit at His table, hear His words, and are joint-heirs with Him in His Kingdom! Romans 8:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 22

¹ Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead
³⁷ The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him
⁴¹ Jehoshaphat's good reign
⁴⁵ His acts
⁴⁶ Jehoram succeeds him
⁵¹ Ahaziah's evil reign

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 22:15 mean?

And he came to the king And said the king to him Micaiah shall we go against Ramoth Gilead Gilead to war or shall we refrain and he answered him go and prosper for will deliver [it] Yahweh into the hand of the king

וַיָּבוֹא֮ אֶל־ הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֵלָ֗יו מִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙ הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ אֶל־ רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָ֛ד לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־ ؟ נֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ עֲלֵ֣ה וְהַצְלַ֔ח וְנָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיָּבוֹא֮	And he came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמֶּלֶךְ֒	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֵלָ֗יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙	Micaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִיכָיְהוּ Sense: an Ephraimite during the period of the judges.
הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְ	shall we go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֶל־	against
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
רָמֹ֥ת	Ramoth Gilead
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רָמֹות גִּלְעָד Sense: an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra.
גִּלְעָ֛ד	Gilead
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	to war
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
؟ נֶחְדָּ֑ל	shall we refrain
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: חָדַל Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	and he answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
עֲלֵ֣ה	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
וְהַצְלַ֔ח	and prosper
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: צָלַח Sense: (Qal) to rush.
וְנָתַ֥ן	for will deliver [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּיַ֥ד	into the hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

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