Parallel Verses
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?”
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?
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?
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?
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?'
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Micaiah » A prophet who reproved king ahab
Oaths » Judicial from of administering
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Micaiah, of ahab
Syria » The israelites » Under ahab sought to recover ramoth-gilead from
Interlinear
Pa`am
Dabar
'emeth
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 22:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat Of Judah Allies With Ahab Of Israel
15
So he went to the king, and the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war, or should we refrain?”
Micaiah told him, “March up and succeed. Yahweh will hand it over to the king.”
16 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?”
17
So Micaiah said:
like sheep without a shepherd.
And the Lord said,
“They have no master;
let everyone return home in peace.”
Names
Cross References
Joshua 6:26
At that time Joshua imposed this curse:
the rebuilding of this city, Jericho,
is cursed before the Lord.
He will lay its foundation
at the cost of his firstborn;
he will set up its gates
at the cost of his youngest.
1 Samuel 14:24
and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had
2 Chronicles 18:15
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?”
Jeremiah 42:3-6
that the Lord your God may tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”
Matthew 22:16-17
They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians.
Matthew 26:63
But
Mark 5:7
And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me,
Acts 19:13
Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”