1 Kings 22:16

Translations

Modern

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?”

Traditional

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?

Literal

And the king said to him, “Up to how many times shall I make you swear that you speak nothing to me but the truth in the name of YHWH?”

Latin

Dixit autem rex ad eum: Iterum atque iterum adjuro te, ut non loquaris mihi nisi quod verum est, in nomine Domini.

Original

Hebrew

English

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?”

Notes

1 Kings 22:15–16

Micaiah was speaking in a sarcastic way. Some translations, like the New Living Translation, make clear what Ahab sensed in Micaiah’s tone of voice (1 Kings 18:27; Job 12:1–2; 16:2). The BSB leaves the description of tone unstated.

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Jehoshaphat Counsel from Others False Prophets Preaching to a Tough Crowd Prophets in 1 Kings

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