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Imlah

Imlah

He was the father of Micaiah and Micaiah, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 1 Kings 22:8.

Lived: Divided Monarchy

Where in scripture

1 Kings2 Chronicles

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

1 Kings 22:8

Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah.”

1 Kings 22:9

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

2 Chronicles 18:7

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

2 Chronicles 18:8

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

1 Kings 22:81 Kings 22:92 Chronicles 18:72 Chronicles 18:8

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