2 CHRONICLES 18:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire 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.”
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil.' And Jehoshaphat said, 'Let not the king say so' — Ahab identified Micaiah (מִיכָיְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָה) but confessed: 'I hate him, for he never prophesies good' (כִּי־לֹא יִנְבָּא־עָלַי טוּב כִּי־אִם־רַע). Ahab sought confirmation, not truth. Jehoshaphat's insistence ('Let not the king say so,' אַל־יֹאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ כֵּן) forced Ahab's reluctance to accommodate the genuine prophet.
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