1 Kings 22:10

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֡ה יֹשְׁבִים֩ אִ֨ישׁ עַל־כִּסְא֜וֹ מְלֻבָּשִׁ֤ים בְּגָדִים֙ בְּגֹ֔רֶן פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וְכָ֨ל־הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

û-meleḵ yiśrāʾēl wî-hôšāp̄āṭ meleḵ-yəhûḏâ yōšəḇîm ʾîš ʿal-kisʾô məlubbāšîm bəgāḏîm bə-gōren peṯaḥ šaʿar šōmrôn wə-ḵāl-ha-nəḇîʾîm miṯnabbəʾîm li-p̄nêhem

Grammar Details

• *û-meleḵ*: conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and the king of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wî-hôšāp̄āṭ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Jehoshaphat
• *meleḵ*: masculine singular construct noun - king of
• *yəhûḏâ*: proper noun - Judah
• *yōšəḇîm*: qal participle masculine plural - sitting/were sitting
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - each man
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon
• *kisʾô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his throne
• *məlubbāšîm*: pual participle masculine plural - clothed/arrayed
• *bəgāḏîm*: masculine plural noun - in robes/garments
• *bə-gōren*: preposition + masculine singular noun - in a threshing floor
• *peṯaḥ*: masculine singular construct noun - entrance of
• *šaʿar*: masculine singular construct noun - gate of
• *šōmrôn*: proper noun - Samaria
• *wə-ḵāl*: conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and all
• *ha-nəḇîʾîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the prophets
• *miṯnabbəʾîm*: hitpael participle masculine plural - prophesying
• *li-p̄nêhem*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before them

Word Meanings

• *bə-gōren*: on a threshing floor/in an open area/in a public place
• *miṯnabbəʾîm*: prophesying/acting as prophets

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 18:29 : 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
• 1 Kgs 22:6 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
• 1 Kgs 22:30 : 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
• 2 Chr 18:9-9 : 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
• Esth 5:1 : 1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
• Esth 6:8-9 : 8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
• Jer 27:14-16 : 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 15 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. 16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
• Ezek 13:1-9 : 1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. 7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken? 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
• Matt 6:20 : 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
• Matt 11:8 : 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
• Acts 12:21 : 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
• Acts 25:23 : 23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.