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2 Chronicles 18:8

ImlaMicaiah

6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

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.

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

9 Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

10 Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

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BSB
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
KJV
And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
WEB
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”
ASV
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
DARBY
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.
BLB
And the king of Israel called to one officer, and he said, “Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.”
ÅB
Da kalte Israels konge på en av hoffolkene og sa: Skynd deg og hent Mika, Jimlas sønn!
OTB
Da kalte Israels konge på en offiser og sa: «Hent Mika, sønn av Jimla, raskt.»
B1930
Da kalte Israels konge på en av hoffolkene og sa: Skynd dig og hent Mika, Jimlas sønn!

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 22:9

    So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:1

    Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:25–26

    And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

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  • Daniel 1:7–8

    The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

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  • Isaiah 39:7

    And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

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  • 1 Samuel 8:15

    He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.

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  • Daniel 1:3

    Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—

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