Micaiah

Meaning "who is like Yahweh?" six men and one woman by this name are reported in the Old Testament.

1. Micaiah ben Imlah — a prophet from the norther kingdom of Israel, and a contemporary of Elijah, who famously—against the predictions of about 400 other court prophets—prophesied King Ahab's death in battle (1 Ki 22:8-28).

Micaiah appears in the OT towards the end of Ahad's reign, though it is clear that he had already been exercising his ministry in Israel for sometime before this. Ahad had for years been at war with the Syria for the repossession of Ramoth Gilead. In the third year of that conflict, Jehoshaphat visited Ahad, whereupon Ahad asked the Judean king if he would help him regain the territory from the Syrians. Jehoshaphat was hesitant to do so without counsulting the Lord. Ahad had his prophets ready to pronouce Yahweh's approval but still hesitant Jehoshaphat asked if there wasn't another prophet they could consult, whereupon Ahad admitted there was: Micaiah ben Imlah, whom "I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad" (1 Ki 22:8). True to form, Micaiah predicted disaster for the enterprize. As predicted the war went disastrously for the alliance; Ahad was killed, and Jehoshaphat greatly shaken. Micaiah was, after being abused by Zedekiah son of Kenaanah (one of the false prophets) was imprisoned, and we hear no more of him. The parallel account is found in 2 Chron 18:1-34.

Walter Moberly, "To Speak for God: the Story of Micaiah ben Imlah," Anvil 14.4 (1997): 243-253.
Pdf N 5-6 (Open on Phone)

2. An official of Jehoshaphat who, together with others, was sent by the king to teach the Word of God in the towns of Judah (2 Chron 17:7)

3. Father of one of Josiah's officials, Acbor, who was sent on a mission to enquire of the lord what they were to make of and do with the Book of the Law which had been recovered during the repair of the temple, whereupon they went to seek the counsel of Hulda the prophetess (2 Ki 22:12ff.).

4. Son of Gemariah and one of Jehoiakim's officials who first heard the oracles of Jeremiah read to the people at the temple by Baruch. Recognizing its significance he brought it to the attention of the other royal officials, so that it may be brought to the attention of the king (but not before warning Baruch and Jeremiah to go hide themselves) (Jer 36:11, 13). As they had predicted, Jehoiakim had the scroll cut up after each column of it had been read to him and burnt in the brazier (v22f.) This Micaiah is mentioned only here.

5. The ancestor of Zechariah, one of the priests who was involved in the dedicatory ceremony of dedicating the rebuilt walls of Jerusalem, playing the trumphets (Neh 12:35).

6. A priest participating in the same ceremony as in 5) above, but in a different choir (Neh 12:41).

7. The Hebrew name of King Abijah's mother, though more often translated—following its spelling in the LXX—as Maacah.