Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And the king will say to him, Till how many times do I cause thee to swear that thou wilt not speak to me only truth in the name of Jehovah?

New American Standard Bible

Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

King James Version

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?

Holman Bible

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 Yahweh?”

International Standard Version

When he heard this, the king asked him, "How many times do I have to make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth? Now do it in the name of the LORD!"

A Conservative Version

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of LORD?

American Standard Version

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?

Amplified

But the king [doubted him and] said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

Bible in Basic English

Then the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?

Darby Translation

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear that you shall not tell me [anything] but truth in the name of Yahweh?"

Modern King James verseion

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you tell me nothing but what is true, in the name of Jehovah?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king said unto him, "How often shall I adjure thee, that thou tell me nothing but truth, in the name of the LORD?"

NET Bible

The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?"

New Heart English Bible

The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"

The Emphasized Bible

And the king said unto him, How many times must, I, adjure thee, - that thou speak unto me nothing but truth, in the name of Yahweh?

Webster

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

World English Bible

The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king saith unto him, 'How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

פּעמה פּעם 
Pa`am 
Usage: 118

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

thee that thou tell
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

in the name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

Context Readings

Jehoshaphat Of Judah Allies With Ahab Of Israel

15 And he will come to the king, and the king will say to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to war, or shall we desist? And he will say to him, Go up, and prosper: and Jehovah gave into the hand of the king. 16 And the king will say to him, Till how many times do I cause thee to swear that thou wilt not speak to me only truth in the name of Jehovah? 17 And he will say, I saw all Israel scattered to the mountains as sheep which not to them a shepherd: and Jehovah will say, No lords to these; they shall turn back a man to his house in peace.



Cross References

Joshua 6:26

And Joshua will swear in that time, saying, Cursed the man before Jehovah who shall rise up and build this city Jericho: in his first-born he shall lay its foundation and in his younger he shall set up its doors.

1 Samuel 14:24

And the man Israel was pressed in that day: and Saul will curse the people, saying, Cursed the men who shall eat bread till the evening, and I was avenged of mine enemy. And all the people tasted not bread.

2 Chronicles 18:15

And the king will say to him, Even how many times do I cause thee to swear that thou wilt speak to me only the truth in the name of Jehovah?

Jeremiah 42:3-6

And Jehovah thy God will announce to us the way which we shall go in it, and the word which we shall do.

Matthew 22:16-17

And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and care is to thee for none; for thou lookest not to the face of men.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest having answered, said to him, I cause thee to swear by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 5:7

And having cried with a great voice, he said, What to me and thee, Jesus, O Son of God most high I adjure thee by God, that thou torture me not.

Acts 19:13

And certain of the wandering Jews, exorcists, undertook to call over them having evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.

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