Verse 16

1 Kings 22:16

New King James Version

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16 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?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד כַּ/מֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑/ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛/י רַק אֱמֶ֖ת בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And the king said to me, "How many times will I swear you that you will not speak to me except the truth in the name of the LORD?"

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Chapter 22 Context

1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. Focus ↗

2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of I... Focus ↗

3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be stil... Focus ↗

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said... Focus ↗

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. Focus ↗

6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them,... Focus ↗

7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? Focus ↗

8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by who... Focus ↗

9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. Focus ↗

10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their... Focus ↗

11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With the... Focus ↗

12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall... Focus ↗

13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the... Focus ↗

14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak. Focus ↗

15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to ba... Focus ↗

16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that wh...

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the L... Focus ↗

18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good con... Focus ↗

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all... Focus ↗

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one sai... Focus ↗

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. Focus ↗

22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in... Focus ↗

23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and... Focus ↗

24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way wen... Focus ↗

25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hi... Focus ↗

26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, an... Focus ↗

27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction a... Focus ↗

28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Heark... Focus ↗

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. Focus ↗

30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but... Focus ↗

31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying,... Focus ↗

32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is... Focus ↗

33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,... Focus ↗

34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the ha... Focus ↗

35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, an... Focus ↗

36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man... Focus ↗

37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. Focus ↗

38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed... Focus ↗

39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all th... Focus ↗

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. Focus ↗

41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Focus ↗

42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five yea... Focus ↗

43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was r... Focus ↗

44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. Focus ↗

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they n... Focus ↗

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the l... Focus ↗

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. Focus ↗

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were b... Focus ↗

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ship... Focus ↗

50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his fat... Focus ↗

51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat ki... Focus ↗

52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his... Focus ↗

53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, accor... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 22 (53 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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