2 Chronicles 18:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

One man

1 Kings 18:4

1 Kings 19:10

I hate him

Good

Isaiah 30:10

Jeremiah 38:4

Me

Let not the

Proverbs 25:12

Micah 2:7

General references

1 Kings 12:9

Bible References

One man

insomuch that when Jezebel destroyed the Prophets of the LORD, he took a hundred of the Prophets and hid them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another, and provided bread and water for them.

And he answered, "I have been thorough angry for the LORD God of Hosts' sake. For the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, and have broken down thine altars and slain the Prophets with the sword, and I only am left, and they seek my soul to have it too."

I hate him

And when Ahab saw Elijah, he said unto him, "Art thou he that troubleth Israel?"

And he said unto the king, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'Because thou hast let go a man that ought to have died, thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his."

And Ahab said to Elijah, "Hast thou found me thine enemy at any time?" And he said, "Yea, because thou art utterly given to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD.

But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast: for they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me.

Take me out of the mire, that I sink not; Oh let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

The bloodthirsty hate the righteous, but the just seek his soul.

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

But they owe him evil will, that reproveth them openly: and whoso telleth them the plain truth, they abhor him.

John said unto Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife."

Blessed are ye when men hate you, and thrust you out of their company, and rail on you, and abhor your name, as an evil thing, for the son of man's sake.

The world cannot hate you. Me it hateth: Because I testify of it, that the works of it are evil.

"If the world hate you, ye know that he hated me before he hated you.

Am I so greatly, therefore, become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

Good

They dare say to the Prophets, "See not," and unto them that be clear of judgment, "Tell us of nothing for to come, but speak friendly words unto us, and preach us false things.

Then said the princes unto the king, "Sir, we beseech you let this man be put to death; For thus he discourageth the hands of the soldiers that be in this city, and the hands of all the people, when he speaketh such words unto them. This man verily laboureth not for peace of the people, but mischief."

Me

And Micaiah said, "As truly as the LORD liveth, even what my God sayeth, that will I speak."

And when Jehoram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace Jehu?" And he said, "What peace should there be, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so great?"

"Thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore take good heed to the words, and give them warning at my commandment.

Wherefore I take you to record this same day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

Let not the

The correction of the wise is, to an obedient ear, a golden chain and a Jewel of gold.

sayeth the house of Jacob. Is the spirit of the LORD so clean away? Or is he so minded? Truth it is, my words are friendly unto them that live right:

General references

And he said unto them, "What counsel give ye, to answer this people withal which have communed with me saying, 'Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us, lighter?'"