1 Kings 22:14
12 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
15 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
16 But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- KJV
- And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
- WEB
- Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak.”
- ASV
- And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
- DARBY
- And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.
- BLB
- And Micaiah said, “[As] YHWH lives, surely that which YHWH says to me, that I will speak.”
- ÅB
- Mika svarte: Så sant Herren lever: Hva Herren sier til meg, det vil jeg tale.
- OTB
- Men Mika sa: "Så sant Herren lever, jeg vil bare si det Herren sier til meg."
- B1930
- Mika svarte: Så sant Herren lever: Hvad Herren sier til mig, det vil jeg tale.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 24:13
that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
Read in context2 Chronicles 18:12–13
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
Read in contextJeremiah 26:2–3
“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
Read in contextNumbers 22:38
“See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God puts in my mouth.”
Read in contextNumbers 22:18
But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything small or great to go beyond the command of the LORD my God.
Read in contextEzekiel 3:17–19
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:2
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
Read in context