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

For so it was, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away."

I hate him

It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"

He said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.'"

Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, my enemy?" He answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD.

Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

Deliver me out of the mire, and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.

Then they said, "Come, and let us make plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.

For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Good

who tell the seers, "Do not see." and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits.

Then the officials said to the king, "Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn't seek the welfare of this people, but the hurt."

Me

Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak."

It happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" He answered, "What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?"

"Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men,

Let not the

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Shall it be said, O house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the LORD angry? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?"

General references

He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?'"