1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me."

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me."

English Standard Version
But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak.”

New American Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak."

King James Bible
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, I will say whatever the LORD says to me."

International Standard Version
"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."

American Standard Version
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.

Darby Bible Translation
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.

Young's Literal Translation
And Micaiah saith, 'Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'

Cross References

Numbers 22:18
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.

Numbers 24:13
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of my own mind; but what the LORD said, that will I speak?

1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

1 Kings 18:10
As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found you not.

1 Kings 18:15
And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him to day.

1 Kings 22:13
And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let your word, I pray you, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

Jeremiah 42:4
Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

22:1-14 The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance such conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with those who have no regard for it. Jehoshaphat had not left behind him, at Jerusalem, his affection and reverence for the word of the Lord, but avowed it, and endeavoured to bring it into Ahab's court. And Ahab's prophets, to please Jehoshaphat, made use of the name of Jehovah: to please Ahab, they said, Go up. But the false prophets cannot so mimic the true, but that he who has spiritual senses exercised, can discern the fallacy. One faithful prophet of the Lord was worth them all. Wordly men have in all ages been alike absurd in their views of religion. They would have the preacher fit his doctrine to the fashion of the times, and the taste of the hearers, and yet to add. Thus saith the Lord, to words that men would put into their mouths. They are ready to cry out against a man as rude and foolish, who scruples thus to try to secure his own interests, and to deceive others.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14-17. what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak—On the way the messenger who conducted [Micaiah] to the royal presence informed him of the tenor of the prophecies already given and recommended him to agree with the rest, no doubt from the kindly motive of seeing him released from imprisonment. But Micaiah, inflexibly faithful to his divine mission as a prophet, announced his purpose to proclaim honestly whatever God should bid him. On being asked by the king, "Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I forbear?" the prophet gave precisely the same answer as the previous oracles that had been consulted; but it must have been given in a sarcastic tone and in ironical mockery of their way of speaking. Being solemnly urged to give a serious and truthful answer, Micaiah then declared the visionary scene the Spirit had revealed to him;—