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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Kings 22:14

But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Micaiah;   Minister, Christian;   Prophets;   Reproof;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Courage;   Courage-Fear;   Courageous Reformers;   Inspiration;   Jehoshaphat;   Leaders;   Prophets;   Reformers, Courageous;   Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoshaphat;   Micah;   Prophecy, prophet;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Chenaanah;   Hananiah;   Johanan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Micaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Lie, Lying;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Persecution;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Micaiah ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mica'iah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me.”
Hebrew Names Version
Mikhayahu said, As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that will I speak.
King James Version
And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.
English Standard Version
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak."
New Century Version
But Micaiah answered, "As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me."
New English Translation
But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say."
Amplified Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, I will speak what the LORD says to me."
New American Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, I shall speak it."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Michaiah saide, As the Lord liueth, whatsoeuer the Lord sayth vnto me, that will I speake.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I shall speak."
Contemporary English Version
"I'll say whatever the living Lord tells me to say," Micaiah replied.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Mikhay'hu answered, "As Adonai lives, whatever Adonai says to me is what I will say."
Darby Translation
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Micaiah answered, "As surely as the Lord lives, I can say only what the Lord says."
George Lamsa Translation
And Micah said, As the LORD lives, whatsoever the LORD says to me, that will I speak.
Good News Translation
But Micaiah answered, "By the living Lord I promise that I will say what he tells me to!"
Lexham English Bible
Then Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, surely only as Yahweh speaks to me, that will I speak."
Literal Translation
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, Surely that which Jehovah says to me, that I will speak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Micheas sayde: As truly as the LORDE liueth, loke what the LORDE sayeth vnto me, yt wyl I speake.
American Standard Version
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
Bible in Basic English
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Michea sayde: As the Lorde lyueth, whatsoeuer the Lord sayth vnto me, that will I speake.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Micaiah said: 'As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.'
King James Version (1611)
And Micaiah sayde, As the Lord liueth, what the Lord saith vnto me, that will I speake.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Michaias said, As the Lord lives, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
English Revised Version
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Berean Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Mychee seide, The Lord lyueth, for what euer thing the Lord schal seie to me, Y schal speke this.
Young's Literal Translation
And Micaiah saith, `Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'
Update Bible Version
And Micaiah said, As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith to me, that will I speak.
World English Bible
Micaiah said, As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that will I speak.
New King James Version
And Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, whatever the LORD says to me, that I will speak."
New Living Translation
But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say."
New Life Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord says to me."
New Revised Standard
But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Micaiah said, - By the life of Yahweh, what Yahweh saith unto me, that, will I, speak.
Revised Standard Version
But Micai'ah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak."
THE MESSAGE
But Micaiah said, "As surely as God lives, what God says, I'll say."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak."

Contextual Overview

1 And there passed three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And in the third year, Josaphat, king of Juda, came down to the king of Israel. 3 (And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?) 4 And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad? 5 And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: As I am, so art thou: my people and thy people are one: and my horsemen are thy horsemen. And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, this day the word of the Lord. 6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. 7 And Josaphat said: Is there not here some prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire by him? 8 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king. 9 Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas, the son of Jemla. 10 And the king of Israel, and Josaphat, king of Juda, sat each on his throne, clothed with royal robes, in a court, by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

what the Lord: Numbers 22:38, Numbers 24:13, 2 Chronicles 18:12, 2 Chronicles 18:13, Jeremiah 23:28, Jeremiah 26:2, Jeremiah 26:3, Jeremiah 42:4, Ezekiel 2:4-8, Ezekiel 3:17-19, Acts 20:26, Acts 20:27, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, Galatians 1:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:2 - General Exodus 34:32 - he gave Numbers 22:18 - I cannot Numbers 23:26 - General 1 Kings 17:1 - As the Lord God Isaiah 21:10 - that which Jeremiah 1:7 - for thou shalt Jeremiah 34:6 - General Ezekiel 33:7 - thou shalt Matthew 15:12 - Knowest Matthew 22:16 - neither Mark 6:18 - It is Luke 6:26 - so Acts 4:19 - to hearken 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not 1 Thessalonians 4:15 - by the

Cross-References

Genesis 22:4
And on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place afar off.
Genesis 22:5
And he said to his young men: Stay you here with the ass; I and the boy will go with speed as far as yonder, and after we have worshipped, will return to you.
Genesis 22:8
And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. So they went on together.
Genesis 22:10
And he put forth his hand, and took the sword, to sacrifice his son.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram, amongst the briers, sticking fast by the horns, which he took and offered for a holocaust instead of his son.
Genesis 22:14
And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon, even to this day, it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see.
Genesis 22:17
I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.
Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.
Genesis 32:30
And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.
Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar; and called the name thereof, The Lord, my exaltation, saying:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth,.... He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say:

what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak; truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks as if as yet he had no instruction from the Lord what to say, and yet the vision he later declares seems to have been had by him before, 1 Kings 22:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Micaiah, as a true prophet of Yahweh, of course rejected the counsel offered him, which he felt to be at once wicked and foolish. Compare also the resolution of Balaam, marginal reference.


 
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