1st Kings Chapter 22 verse 9 Holy Bible
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
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Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.
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Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Get quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Then the king of Israel caned an officer [Heb. one eunuch. So the LXX., εὐνοῦχον ἕνα. So that Samuel's forebodings have been realized (1 Samuel 8:15, marg.) Probably, like Ebed Melech, the Ethiopian (Jeremiah 38:7), he was a foreigner; possibly a prisoner of war (Herod. 3:49; 6:32). Deuteronomy 23:1 suggests that even such a king as Ahab would hardly inflict this humiliation upon an Israelite. From 1 Chronicles 28:1, Hebrews, we gather that even David's court had its eunuchs, and we may be sure that Solomon's enormous harem could not be maintained without them. In later days we find them prominent in the history, and occupying important positions under the king (2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32; 2 Kings 23:11; 2 Kings 25:19; Jeremiah 29:2; Jeremiah 34:19; Jeremiah 52:25, etc. Cf. Genesis 37:36)], and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of.
