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2 Chronicles 18:17

Jehoshaphat

15 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.’”

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

18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.

19 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.

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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
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
KJV
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
WEB
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
ASV
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
DARBY
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?
BLB
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did not I say to you [that] he would not prophesy concerning me good, but only evil?”
ÅB
Da sa Israels konge til Josjafat: Var det ikke det jeg sa til deg: Han spår ikke godt om meg, men bare ondt?
OTB
Da sa Israels konge til Jehosjafat: «Sa jeg ikke til deg at han ikke ville profetere noe godt om meg, bare ondt?»
B1930
Da sa Israels konge til Josafat: Var det ikke det jeg sa til dig: Han spår ikke godt om mig, men bare ondt?

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 43:2–3

    Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:7

    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

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  • Proverbs 29:1

    A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

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  • 1 Kings 22:18

    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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