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Good News Translation

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah answered, "By the living Lord I promise that I will say what he tells me to!"

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.
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to 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 There was peace between Israel and Syria for the next two years, 2 but in the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to see King Ahab of Israel. 3 Ahab asked his officials, "Why is it that we have not done anything to get back Ramoth in Gilead from the king of Syria? It belongs to us!" 4 And Ahab asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramoth?" "I am ready when you are," Jehoshaphat answered, "and so are my soldiers and my cavalry. 5 But first let's consult the Lord ." 6 So Ahab called in the prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should I go and attack Ramoth, or not?" "Attack it," they answered. "The Lord will give you victory." 7 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord ?" 8 Ahab answered, "There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me; it's always something bad." "You shouldn't say that!" Jehoshaphat replied. 9 Then Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once. 10 The two kings, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on their thrones at the threshing place just outside the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of 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
On the third day Abraham saw the place in the distance.
Genesis 22:5
Then he said to the servants, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord 's mountain he provides."
Genesis 22:17
I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.
Genesis 28:19
He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.)
Genesis 32:30
Jacob said, "I have seen God face-to-face, and I am still alive"; so he named the place Peniel.
Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar and named it "The Lord is my Banner."

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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