How many times is Micaiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Micaiah appears 18 times in the King James Version, in 18 verses. Counting every form (Micaiah, Michaiah), it appears 25 times in 25 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Micaiah 27 times.
The best known Micaiah is the prophet, the son of Imlah, who told King Ahab the truth (1 Kings 22:8). The KJV also spells the name Michaiah (7 uses, such as Abijah's mother in 2 Chronicles 13:2); the World English Bible writes Micaiah everywhere, and names him in two verses where the KJV says "he said" (1 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 18:18).
Micaiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Micaiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Micaiah | 18 | 27 |
| Michaiah | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 27 |
What the name Micaiah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Micaiah as "who is like to God?".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-26.
Which books mention Micaiah most
Micaiah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (11), then 1 Kings (9) and Nehemiah (2).
First and last mention of Micaiah
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Kings 22:19: counted in the World English Bible only
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
2 Chronicles 18:18: counted in the World English Bible only
Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
Common questions
How many times is Micaiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 25 of the 25 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Micaiah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (11), then 1 Kings (9) and Nehemiah (2).
Where is Micaiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Kings 22:8: "And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so." The last is Jeremiah 36:13.
What does the name Micaiah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Micaiah as "who is like to God?".
More word counts: Eliakim, Hoshea, Jabesh, Perizzites, Sihon, Jotham, Gedaliah, Ahaziah, or all 680 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-26.