2 Chronicles 18:14When he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" He said, "Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand."
The setting
Samaria throne room, moments later. Micaiah speaks with obvious sarcasm, using the exact words of the 400 false prophets. Everyone knows he doesn't mean it.
The emotion here: using bitter sarcasm to expose the charade
The original word
alah (עֲלֵה) — 'go up' - the same word the false prophets used, now dripping with irony
Why it matters
Ramoth Gilead was a strategic fortress city that controlled trade routes to Damascus
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 18:14
This is brilliant sarcasm - Micaiah is mocking the false prophets by parroting their exact words with obvious insincerity
Common misconceptionPeople think Micaiah is being obedient here, but he's actually being defiant through obvious sarcasm. Ancient audiences would have immediately recognized the mocking tone.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 18:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 18:14 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Micaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include irony, testing. Notable phrases: Go up, and prosper. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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