prophet Micaiah
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Prophet Micaiah is a biblical prophet known for courageously delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab, predicting his defeat and death in battle.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Micaiah | 0 |
| Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ prophet ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Micaiah son of Imlah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
King Ahab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Jehoshaphat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Imlah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Micaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | King Ahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
courage in speaking truth to power
ⓘ
refusing to flatter King Ahab ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterIn | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings 22
ⓘ
2 Chronicles 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralQuality |
courage
ⓘ
faithfulness to God ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab
ⓘ
predicting the death of King Ahab ⓘ predicting the defeat of King Ahab in battle ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ahab’s court prophets
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Zedekiah son of Chenaanah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophesiedEvent | battle at Ramoth-gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophesiedOutcome |
Ahab would not return safely from battle
ⓘ
Israel would be scattered without a shepherd ⓘ |
| prophesiedTo |
Ahab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jehoshaphat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureReference |
1 Kings 22:13–28
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1 Kings 22:8 ⓘ 2 Chronicles 18:12–27 ⓘ 2 Chronicles 18:7 ⓘ |
| suffered |
imprisonment for his prophecy
ⓘ
physical abuse from Zedekiah son of Chenaanah ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between true and false prophecy
ⓘ
cost of prophetic truth-telling ⓘ divine sovereignty over kings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| vision |
a lying spirit sent to entice Ahab
ⓘ
the LORD on His throne with the host of heaven ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah
this entity surface form:
Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah