Micaiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God-like). A Samarian prophet ({vi 9489-9519}1 Kings 22:8-38; {vi 11550-11570}2 Chron. 18:7-27).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Imla. When Ahab was joined by Jehoshaphat, and all Ahab’s prophets foretold his success against Ramoth-gilead, Jehoshaphat asked if there was not yet another prophet of Jehovah of whom they could inquire. Then Micaiah was sent for, though Ahab said that he hated him, for he always prophesied evil unto him At first Micaiah said, “Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.” The way in which this was said apparently convinced Ahab that it was spoken in irony, for he said, “How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?” Micaiah at once said that he saw all Israel scattered, having no shepherd. Jehovah said they had no master.

Then he relates that he had seen, probably in a vision, Jehovah sitting on His throne, and asking, who would persuade Ahab to go to Ramoth-gilead and fall there. A spirit volunteered to accomplish it by being a lying spirit in the mouth of all Ahab’s prophets. This had come to pass. Zedekiah, one of Ahab’s prophets, struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?” Micaiah replied, “Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.” Ahab disguised himself, but was wounded by an arrow and died. Ahab’s four hundred prophets and Jehovah’s one prophet are an instance of the conflict of spirits, which the Christian is now called upon to try ({vi 9489-9509}1 Kings 22:8-28; {vi 11550-11570}2 Chron. 18:7-27).