Passage Research
1 Kings 22 — Sermon Preparation
Ahab ignores the prophet Micaiah's warning and goes to battle at Ramoth-gilead, where he is killed by a random arrow, fulfilling God's word. Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Kings 22 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוֹשָׁפָט | Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ | H3092 | 22 | Jehoshaphat |
| מִיכָיְהוּ | Mîykâyᵉhûw | H4321 | 9 | Mikajah |
| רָמֹת גִּלעָד | Râmôth Gilʻâd | H7433 | 7 | Ramoth-Gilad |
| גִּלְעָד | Gilʻâd | H1568 | 7 | Gilad |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 10 | word, matter |
| אַחְאָב | ʼAchʼâb | H256 | 6 | Achab |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 7 | prophet, inspired man |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Ahab basely intended to betray Johoshaphat to danger, that he might secure himself. See what they get that join with wicked men. How can it be expected that he should be true to his friend, who has been false to his God! He had said in compliment to Ahab, I am as thou art, and now he was indeed taken for him. Those that associate with evil-doers, are in danger of sharing in their plagues. By Jehoshaphat's deliverance, God let him know, that though he was displeased with him, yet he had not deserted him. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 22:29–50 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Syria 1— 1 Kgs 22:1
- Samaria 1— 1 Kgs 22:10
- Ramoth-gilead— 1 Kgs 22:12
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