Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

1 Kings 22:14

Micaiah
IntegrityTruth and honestyObedienceGod's word

12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand.

13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

Read the whole chapter

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

    If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

    Read in context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:12–13

    And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 26:2–3

    Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

    Read in context

  • Numbers 22:38

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

    Read in context

  • Numbers 22:18

    And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 3:17–19

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

    Read in context

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2

    But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

    Read in context

  • 2 Corinthians 2:17

    For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

    Read in context