2 Chronicles 18:27
25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
- KJV
- And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
- WEB
- Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you people, all of you!”
- ASV
- And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.
- DARBY
- And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!
- BLB
- And Micaiah said, “If you ever return in peace, YHWH has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, O peoples, all of them!”
- ÅB
- Mika sa: Kommer du uskadd hjem igjen, så har Herren ikke talt gjennom meg. Og han sa: Hør dette, dere folk alle sammen!
- OTB
- Men Mika sa: «Hvis du virkelig kommer tilbake i fred, har Herren ikke talt ved meg.» Og han sa: «Hør, alle folk!»
- B1930
- Mika sa: Kommer du uskadd hjem igjen, så har Herren ikke talt gjennem mig. Og han sa: Hør dette, I folk alle sammen!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 1:2
Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Read in contextAmos 9:10
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
Read in contextLuke 20:45–46
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
Read in contextActs 13:10–11
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Read in contextMatthew 15:10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Read in contextNumbers 16:29
If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.
Read in contextMark 7:14
And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
Read in contextMatthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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