2 Chronicles 16:8
16:8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the Lord, he handed them over to you!
2 Chronicles 18:14
18:14 Micaiah 1 came before the king and the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him, “Attack! You will succeed; they will be handed over to you.” 2
2 Chronicles 30:16
30:16 They stood at their posts according to the regulations outlined in the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests were splashing the blood as the Levites handed it to them. 3
2 Chronicles 36:17
36:17 He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered 4 their young men in their temple. 5 He did not spare 6 young men or women, or even the old and aging. God 7 handed everyone over to him.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
2 sn One does not expect Micaiah, having just vowed to speak only what the Lord tells him, to agree with the other prophets and give the king an inaccurate prophecy. Micaiah’s actions became understandable later, when we discover that the Lord desires to deceive the king and lead him to his demise. The Lord even dispatches a lying spirit to deceive Ahab’s prophets. Micaiah can lie to the king because he realizes this lie is from the Lord. It is important to note that in v. 13 Micaiah only vows to speak the word of his God; he does not necessarily say he will tell the truth. In this case the Lord’s word is deliberately deceptive. Only when the king adjures him to tell the truth (v. 15), does Micaiah do so.
3 tn Heb “from the hand of the Levites.”
4 tn Heb “killed with the sword.”
5 tn Heb “in the house of their sanctuary.”
6 tn Or “show compassion to.”
7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.