The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. (Micah 1:1)
An inhabitant of Moreshethgath (v. 14), a village believed to be in the low country of Judah, about 211/2 mi. (34.4 km.) southwest of Jerusalem, now called Tell ej-Judeideh. The name Moreshethgath signifies “possession of Gath [or “vineyard”].”
In the days of Jotham.
See p. 1011. Isaiah, Hosea, and Amos began to prophesy shortly before Micah, during the reign of Uzziah, the father of Jotham (Isa. 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1). The kings mentioned are those of Judah, doubtless because Micah’s mission was particularly to the southern kingdom of Judah. However, like Amos (see p. 953), he also prophesied against the northern kingdom of Israel.