Bible Person

Imla

Male · 4 cross references

Imla is remembered as the father of Micaiah, the prophet who contradicts Ahab's court prophets. His own role is indirect, but his name remains attached to one of the boldest prophetic witnesses in Kings. First appears in 1 Kgs 22:8.1

AI summary: Imla matters because the cross references preserve him through the repeated naming of Micaiah son of Imla at a decisive moment of prophetic conflict. The patronymic helps mark Micaiah clearly over against the flattering voices in Ahab's court. Though Imla does not speak, his name is bound to a memorable act of truth-telling. Taken together, the material presents Imla as the remembered father behind Micaiah's courageous prophetic stand.1

Central Figure

Imla

Replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chr.