2 Chronicles 18:8
New International Version
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

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

English Standard Version
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring 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.”

King James Bible
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

New King James Version
Then the king of Israel called one of his officers and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imla quickly!”

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

NASB 1995
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla’s son.”

NASB 1977
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla’s son.”

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

Amplified Bible
Then the king of Israel called for an officer and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”

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

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

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the King of Israel called one Eunuch and said to him: “Hurry, bring Mika son of Yamla!”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the king called an eunuch, and said, Fetch quickly Michaias the son of Jembla.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him : Call quickly Micheas the son of Jemla.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Israel called for an officer and said, "Quick! [Get] Micaiah, son of Imla!"

Good News Translation
So King Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once.

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, the king of Israel called an officer and ordered him, "Bring me Imla's son Micaiah quickly."

JPS Tanakh 1917
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.'

Literal Standard Version
And the king of Israel calls to a certain officer and says, “Hurry Micaiah son of Imlah.”

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

New American Bible
So the king of Israel called an official, and said to him, “Get Micaiah, son of Imlah, at once.”

NET Bible
The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah."

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

New Heart English Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

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

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

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab
7The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. 8So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.” 9Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.…

Cross References
1 Kings 22:8
The king of Israel answered, "There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." "The king should not say that!" Jehoshaphat replied.

2 Chronicles 18:7
The king of Israel answered, "There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." "The king should not say that!" Jehoshaphat replied.

2 Chronicles 18:9
Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

2 Chronicles 18:25
And the king of Israel declared, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son,


Treasury of Scripture

And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

officers.

1 Samuel 8:15
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

1 Chronicles 28:1
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

Isaiah 39:7
And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

Fetch quickly [heb] hasten

2 Chronicles 18:25,26
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; …

1 Kings 22:9
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

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2 Chronicles 18
1. Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go against Ramoth Gilead
4. Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there














(8) Called for one of his officers.--Literally, Called to a eunuch. (See on 1Chronicles 28:1.)

Micaiah--Hebrew text, Mik?h-, a contracted form. The Hebrew margin substitutes the usual spelling.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

called
וַיִּקְרָא֙ (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

one
אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

of his officials
סָרִ֖יס (sā·rîs)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5631: A eunuch, valet, a minister of state

and said,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Bring
מַהֵ֖ר (ma·hêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

Micaiah
מִיכָ֥יְהוּ (mî·ḵā·yə·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4318: Micah -- the name of several Israelites

the son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Imlah {at once}.”
יִמְלָֽא׃ (yim·lā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3229: Imlah -- father of the prophet Micaiah


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OT History: 2 Chronicles 18:8 Then the king of Israel called (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)
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