Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?”
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A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.
Zedekiah strikes the true prophet Micaiah on the cheek for his testimony before the king, a striking-the-faithful-prophet parallel to the officer's blow on Jesus. Low confidence; one of several OT cheek-blow scenes, included for the prophet-struck-for-truth Recurrence.
Low confidenceZedekiah striking the prophet Micaiah on the cheek and challenging his prophetic word ('How did the Spirit pass from me to speak to you?') parallels the officers striking Jesus and jeering 'Prophesy!' The pattern of slapping and taunting a true prophet supplies a faint Old Testament precedent.
Low confidence