1 Kings 22:17 meaning and explanation
So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
1 Kings 22:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Micaiah speaks these words to Ahab, king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who sit on their thrones while four hundred prophets promise victory over Aram. Micaiah's vision answers the kings' question about war: he sees Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, a picture of an army whose king has fallen.
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