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1 Kings 22:14 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 22 · verse 14
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.1 Kings 22:14 · King James Version
1 Kings 22:14 in context
12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
13And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
14And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
15So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
16And 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?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MicaiahMîykâyᵉhûwMikajah, the name of three IsraelitesH4321 →
- livethchayaliveH2416 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14