1 Kings 22:8

22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. ¹  But I despise ²  him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. ³  Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

1 Kings 22:13

22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. ⁴  Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.” ⁵ 

[22:8]  ¹ tn Heb “to seek the Lord from him.”

[22:8]  ² tn Or “hate.”

[22:8]  ³ tn The words “his name is” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

[22:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the words of the prophets are [with] one mouth good for the king.”

[22:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “let your words be like the word of each of them and speak good.”