Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Kings 22

^{1 a} Ben-hadad the King of Syria and Ahab made a peace, which indured thre yeres.

^{1 !} Jehoshaphat & Ahab fight against the King of Syria.

^{2 b} To se and visite him.

^{3 c} The Kings of Syria kept Ramoth before this league was made by Ben-hadad: therefore he thoght not him selfe bounde thereby to restore it.

^{4 d} I am read to joyne & go with thee, and all mine is at thy commandement.

^{5 e} He semed that he wolde not go to the warre, except God approued it, yet when Michah counseled the contrarie, he wolde not obey.

^{6 f} Meaning, the false prophetes, which were flatters & serued for lucre, whome Jezebel had assembled and kept after the death of those whome Elias slewe.

^{7 g} Jehoshaphat did not acknowledge the false Prophetes to be Gods ministers, but did contemne them.

^{8 h} Whereby we se that the wicked can not abide to heare the trueth but hate the Prophetes of God & molest them.

^{9 i} Read {Genes. 37,36}

^{10 k} In their kinglie apparel.

^{11 l} The true Prophetes of God were accustomed to vse signes for the comfirmacion of their doctrine, {Isa. 20, 2). {jere 7,2}. Wherein the false Prophetes did imitate them, thinking whereby to make their doctrine more commendable.

^{13 m} That is the commune argument of the wicked, who thinke that none shulde speake against a thing, if the greater parte approue it, be they neuer so vngodlie.

^{13 /} Ebr mouthe.

^{15 !} Michaiah sheweth the King what shalbe the successe of their enterprise.

^{15 n} He speaketh this in derision because the King attributed so muche to the false prophetes, meaning that by experience he shulde trye that thei were but flatteres.

^{17 o} It is better thei returne home, then to be punished and scattered, because thei take warre in hand without Gods counsel & approbacion.

^{19 p} Meaning, his Angels.

^{20 /} Or, persuade & deceiue.

^{21 q} Here we se that thogh they deuil be euer readie to bring vs to destruction yet he hathe no further power then God giueth him.

^{22 r} I wil cause all his prophetes to tel lies.

^{24 !} Zedkiiah the false prophet smiteth him.

^{24 s} Thus, the wicked wolde seme that none were in the fauour of God, but they, and that God hathe giuen his graces to none so muche as to them.

^{27 t} Let him be pyned away that hungre & be fed with a smale portion of bread & water.

^{28 u} That when ye shal se these things come to passe, ye nay giue God the glorie & knowe that I am his true Prophet.

^{32 x} That is, to the Lord for helpe.

^{34 /} Ebr. sicke.

^{34 /} Or, in his simplicitie & ignorantly.

^{34 !} Ahab is slaine.

^{34 /} Ebr. & betwene the brigandine.

^{35 y} To wit, Ahab King of Israel.

^{36 z} Of the Israelites.

^{38 /} Or, the harlots washed it.

^{40 !} Ahaz his sonne succedeth.

^{41 !} The reigne of Jehoshapaht.

^{43 a} Meaning, that he was led with an error, thinking that they might stil sacrifice to the Lord in those places, aswel as thei did before the Temple was buylt.

^{47 b} In the time of this King Idumea was subject to Judah & was gouerned, by whome thei of Judah appointed.

^{48 c} By Tharshish the Scripture meaneth Cilicia & all the Sea called Mediterraneum.

^{48 d} Josephus writeth that Ophir is in India, where the Egyptians & Arabians trffike for golde.

^{51 !} and Joram his sonne.

^{53 /} Or, in all pointes as his father did.