Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."
New American Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives,
King James Version
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
Holman Bible
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever my God says.”
A Conservative Version
And Micaiah said, As LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
American Standard Version
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.
Amplified
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will [only] speak what my God says.”
Bible in Basic English
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Darby Translation
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what my God shall say, that will I declare.
Julia Smith Translation
And Micaiah will say, Jehovah lives, for what God shall say I shall speak it.
King James 2000
And Micaiah said, As the LORD lives, even what my God says, that will I speak.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, only what my God has said, that will I speak."
Modern King James verseion
And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, even what my God says, that I will speak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Micaiah said, "As truly as the LORD liveth, even what my God sayeth, that will I speak."
NET Bible
But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!"
New Heart English Bible
Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Micaiah, - By the life of Yahweh, whatsoever my God shall say, that, must I speak.
Webster
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
World English Bible
Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Micaiah saith 'Jehovah liveth, surely that which my God saith, it I speak.'
Themes
Christian ministers » Faithful » Micaiah
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Micaiah » A prophet who reproved king ahab
Interlinear
'elohiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 18:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat's Alliance With Ahab
12 Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone off to summon Micaiah advised him, "Look, everything that the other prophets were saying has been unanimously favorable to the king. So please, cooperate with them and speak favorably." 13 "As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say." 14 When Micaiah approached the king, the king asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I not?" "Go to war," Micaiah replied, "and you will be successful, because the LORD will hand it over to the king!"
Cross References
Numbers 22:35
But the angel of the LORD told Balaam, "Go with the men, but deliver only the message that I'm going to give you." So Balaam went with Balak's officials.
Numbers 22:18-20
Balaam responded to Balak's entourage by saying, "Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I won't double-cross the command of the LORD my God in even the slightest way.
Numbers 24:13
"Even if Balak gives me his palace full of silver and gold, I won't double-cross the command of the LORD and do anything whether good or evil on my own initiative, because I'm going to say whatever the LORD says.'
Numbers 23:12
But in response, Balaam asked, "Shouldn't I be careful to communicate only what the LORD puts in my mouth?"
Numbers 23:26
"Didn't I tell you," Balaam responded to Balak, "that I'll say whatever the LORD tells me to say?"
1 Kings 22:14
"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."
Jeremiah 23:28
Let the prophet who has a dream relate the dream, but let whoever receives my message speak my message truthfully. What does straw have in common with wheat?" declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 42:4
Jeremiah the prophet told them, "I've heard, and I'm going to pray to the LORD your God just as you have requested. Whatever the LORD answers, I'll tell you. I won't withhold anything from you."
Ezekiel 2:7
You are to tell them whatever I have to say to them, whether they listen or not, since they are rebellious."
Micah 2:6-7
To those who speak out, they will declare, "Don't prophesy to anyone!' so their shame won't go away.
Acts 20:27
because I never shrank from telling you the whole plan of God.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you how the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a loaf of bread,
2 Corinthians 2:17
At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.
Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be the Messiah's servant.
1 Thessalonians 2:4
Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.