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2 Chronicles 18:15

Truth and honesty

13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”

14 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 they will be given into your hand.”

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?”

16 So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

17 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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?”
KJV
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
WEB
The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the LORD’s name?”
ASV
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?
DARBY
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?
BLB
And the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you will speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of YHWH?”
ÅB
Men kongen sa til ham: Hvor mange ganger skal jeg besverge deg at du ikke skal tale annet til meg enn sannhet i Herrens navn?
OTB
Da sa kongen til ham: «Hvor mange ganger må jeg få deg til å sverge at du ikke skal si meg annet enn sannheten i Herrens navn?»
B1930
Men kongen sa til ham: Hvor mange ganger skal jeg besverge dig at du ikke skal tale annet til mig enn sannhet i Herrens navn?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 14:24

    Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

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  • Matthew 26:63

    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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  • Mark 5:7

    And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

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  • Acts 19:13

    Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:16

    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?”

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