# Did I not tell you ... but only disaster?

Ahab asks this question to emphasize that he had spoken the truth about Micaiah. AT: "I told you ... but only disaster!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# on his right hand and on his left

This means that they were standing beside him on his left side and his right side. AT: "by his right side and by his left side" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# on his left

This implies his left hand. AT: "on his left hand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])