Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
14. what the Lord saith ] In 2Ch 18:13 it is ‘what my God saith.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Micaiah, as a true prophet of Yahweh, of course rejected the counsel offered him, which he felt to be at once wicked and foolish. Compare also the resolution of Balaam, marginal reference.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
What answer God shall put into my mind and mouth; which, it seems, was not yet done.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
14-17. what the Lord saith unto me,that will I speakOn the way the messenger who conducted[Micaiah] to the royal presence informed him of the tenor of theprophecies already given and recommended him to agree with the rest,no doubt from the kindly motive of seeing him released fromimprisonment. But Micaiah, inflexibly faithful to his divine missionas a prophet, announced his purpose to proclaim honestly whatever Godshould bid him. On being asked by the king, “Shall I go againstRamoth-gilead, or shall I forbear?” the prophet gave preciselythe same answer as the previous oracles that had been consulted; butit must have been given in a sarcastic tone and in ironical mockeryof their way of speaking. Being solemnly urged to give a serious andtruthful answer, Micaiah then declared the visionary scene the Spirithad revealed to him;
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth,…. He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say:
what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak; truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks as if as yet he had no instruction from the Lord what to say, and yet the vision he later declares seems to have been had by him before, 1Ki 22:17.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 22:14 And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Ver. 14. As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me. ] He was resolved to speak the naked truth, though he were sure to kiss the stocks for his stiffness.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
what the Lord: Num 22:38, Num 24:13, 2Ch 18:12, 2Ch 18:13, Jer 23:28, Jer 26:2, Jer 26:3, Jer 42:4, Eze 2:4-8, Eze 3:17-19, Act 20:26, Act 20:27, 2Co 2:17, 2Co 4:2, Gal 1:10
Reciprocal: Exo 7:2 – General Exo 34:32 – he gave Num 22:18 – I cannot Num 23:26 – General 1Ki 17:1 – As the Lord God Isa 21:10 – that which Jer 1:7 – for thou shalt Jer 34:6 – General Eze 33:7 – thou shalt Mat 15:12 – Knowest Mat 22:16 – neither Mar 6:18 – It is Luk 6:26 – so Act 4:19 – to hearken 1Co 2:4 – not 1Th 4:15 – by the