1 Kings 22:10

“And the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, sat each on his throne, etc.] In great state and majesty: having put on their robes; their royal robes, which they wore when they appeared in pomp and grandeur: in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; where courts of judicature were held, and there was an open void space for the people to assemble in to hear; the word has the signification of a corn floor, and the Jews suppose they and their attendants sat in a semicircle like the half of a corn floor, after the same manner in which they say the sanhedrim at Jerusalem sat f458: and all the prophets prophesied before them; concerning this affair of going to…”

“a void place--literally, "a threshing-floor," formed at the gate of Samaria.”

“Sat each on his throne - Or, “were sitting.” They had removed from the banquet 2 Chronicles 18:2 to the void place, or empty space at the entrance of the gate Ruth 4:1; 2 Samuel 15:2, where Ahab daily sat to hear complaints and decide causes. Each was seated upon his throne, the Oriental kings having portable thrones, which they took with them upon their journeys. return to 'Top of Page'”

“22:10 In the ancient Near East, important business was often conducted at the threshing floor near the city gate. David secured the threshing floor of Araunah and built an altar there (2 Sam 24:18-25; 1 Chr 21:26); it later became the site for the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Chr 3:1).”

“having put: Kg1 22:30; Est 5:1, Est 6:8, Est 6:9; Mat 6:20, Mat 11:8; Act 12:21, Act 25:23 void place: Heb. floor all the prophets: Kg1 18:29; Ch2 18:9-11; Jer 27:14-16; Eze 13:1-9 3 Kings (1 Kings) 22:11”