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Midrash su I Re 20:35

וְאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים אָמַ֧ר אֶל־רֵעֵ֛הוּ בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א וַיְמָאֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ לְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃

E un certo uomo dei figli dei profeti disse ai suoi simili con la parola dell'Eterno: 'Colpiscimi, ti prego.' E l'uomo si rifiutò di colpirlo.

Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)

He who prophesies what was not said to him — e.g., Chananyah ben Azzur, for he found Jeremiah standing in the upper market saying (Jer. 49) Thus hath said the Lord… . behold I will break the bom of Elam, Chananyah drew an a fortiori conclusion: If concerning Elam, who merely came to assist Babylon, nevertheless, the Holy One, praised be He! said (Ib. 49) Thus hath said the Lord … behold, I will breah the bow of Elam, how much more should it be applied to the Chaldeans, who themselves came to destroy the kingdom of Juda? Thereupon he went in the lower market and said (Ib. 28) Thus hath said the Lord… . I have broken the yoke. R. Papa said to Abaye: "But this illustration does not apply, as such a prophecy was not given to any one?" And he answered: For if such an a fortiori conclusion were to be drawn, it is equal to its having been said to someone else; however', it was not said to him directly. He who prophesied in the name of an idol — e.g., the prophets of Baal. He who does not proclaim the prophecy — e.g., Jonah b. Amitthai. He who disobeys a prophet out of mere soft-heartedness — (Ib. b) e.g., the colleague of Michah; as it is written (I Kings, 20, 35, 36) And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his companion, by the word of the Lord, smite me, I pray thee, but the man refused to smite. Then said he unto him. For as much as thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord. And a prophet who acted against that wherein he himself was instructed by Heaven — e.g., Edah the Prophet, of whom it is written (Ib. 13, 9) For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord; and (Ib., ib. 18) And he said unto him, I also am a prophet like thee. And further it is written: So he returned with him, ending: And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way and slew him.
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Sifrei Devarim

(Devarim 18:19) "And it shall be, the man who will not heed My words": There are three whose death is at the hands of Heaven: one who suppresses his prophecy, like Yonah the son of Amittai; one who dismisses the words of a prophet, as did the colleague of Michah (viz. I Kings 20:35), and a prophet who transgresses his own prophecy, as did Iddo, viz. (I Kings 13:21). And there are three whose death is at the hands of beth-din: one who prophesies what he did not hear (from G-d), like Tzidkiyahu ben Cna'anah (viz. I Kings 22:24); and what was not spoken to him, like Chananiah ben Azur, who heard things from the mouth of Jeremiah, who prophesied in the upper marketplace and went and prophesied in the lower marketplace (viz. Jeremiah 28); and one who prophesies in the name of idolatry, i.e., "This is what the idol says" — even if what he said was consistent with the halachah, to rule unclean what was unclean, and clean what was clean — it being written (Ibid. 20) "But the prophet who shall presume, etc."
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