1 Kings 22:9

Good News Translation

Then Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hurry and get Micaiah son of Imlah!”

Hebrew Names Version
Then the king of Yisra'el called an officer, and said, Get quickly Mikhayahu the son of Yimlah.

King James Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

English Standard Version
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."

New Century Version
So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once.

New English Translation
The king of Israel summoned an official and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah."

Amplified Bible
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring Micaiah son of Imlah quickly."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King of Israel called an Eunuche, and sayde, Call quickely Michaiah the sonne of Imlah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Hasten to bring Micaiah son of Imlah."

Contemporary English Version
Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the king of Isra'el called an officer and said, "Quickly! Bring Mikhay'hu the son of Yimlah."

Darby Translation
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.

Easy-to-Read Version
So King Ahab told one of his officers to go and find Micaiah.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Make haste and bring here Micah the son of Imlah.

Lexham English Bible
The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, "Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah."

Literal Translation
And the king of Israel called to a certain eunuch and said, Cause Micaiah the son of Imlah to hurry.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then called the kynge of Israel a chamberlayne, and sayde: Brynge hither soone Micheas the sonne of Iemla.

American Standard Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

Bible in Basic English
Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlayne, & sayde: Fet Michea the sonne of Iimla hyther at once.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.'

King James Version (1611)
Then the king of Israel called an Officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the sonne of Imlah.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Bring hither quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa.

English Revised Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

Berean Standard Bible
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the kyng of Israel clepide summe chaumburleyn, and seide to hym, Haste thou to brynge Mychee, sone of Hiemla.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'

Update Bible Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten [hither] Micaiah the son of Imlah.

World English Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Get quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

New King James Version
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly!"

New Living Translation
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah."

New Life Bible
Then the king of Israel called a soldier and said, "Be quick to bring Micaiah the son of Imlah."

New Revised Standard
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then the king of Israel called a certain courtier, - and said, Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas, the son of Jemla.

Revised Standard Version
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micai'ah the son of Imlah."

THE MESSAGE
So the king of Israel ordered one of his men, "On the double! Get Micaiah son of Imlah."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah."

Contextual Overview

¹ There was peace between Israel and Syria for the next two years, ² but in the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to see King Ahab of Israel. ³ Ahab asked his officials, "Why is it that we have not done anything to get back Ramoth in Gilead from the king of Syria? It belongs to us!" ⁴ And Ahab asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramoth?" "I am ready when you are," Jehoshaphat answered, "and so are my soldiers and my cavalry. ⁵ But first let's consult the Lord ." ⁶ So Ahab called in the prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should I go and attack Ramoth, or not?" "Attack it," they answered. "The Lord will give you victory." ⁷ But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord ?" ⁸ Ahab answered, "There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me; it's always something bad." "You shouldn't say that!" Jehoshaphat replied. ⁹ Then Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once. ¹⁰ The two kings, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on their thrones at the threshing place just outside the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

officer: or, eunuch, 2 Kings 9:32, 2 Chronicles 18:8, Isaiah 39:7, Daniel 1:18

Hasten: 1 Kings 22:26, 1 Kings 22:27

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:20 - gathered

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.

Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "This is the country that I am going to give to your descendants." Then Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.

Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"

Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."

Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham saw the place in the distance.

Genesis 22:7
Isaac spoke up, "Father!" He answered, "Yes, my son?" Isaac asked, "I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?"

Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.

Genesis 22:17
I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.

Genesis 22:18
All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the king of Israel called an officer,.... An eunuch, as the word is sometimes used, one of pages:

and said, hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah; who, as it seems from

1 Kings 22:26 was in prison, where perhaps Ahab had cast him for his last prophecy to him, and where he had lain ever since; and this gives a reason why he could so readily send for him, knowing where he was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An officer - More properly, as in the margin, “a eunuch.” Eunuchs seem to have been first introduced among the Israelites by David (1 Chronicles 28:1 note). They were a natural accompaniment of the seraglio of Solomon. The present passage is the first which shows that, after the separation of the kingdom, the kings of Israel employed them (compare 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 22:9. The king of Israel called an officer — סריס saris, literally a eunuch; probably a foreigner, for it was not lawful to disgrace an Israelite by reducing him to such a state.