1 Kings 22:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹³ The messenger  who went to call Micaiah instructed him, ‘Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favourable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favourably.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, Behold now, the prophets unanimously declare good to the king. Let your answer, I pray you, be like theirs, and say what is good.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And the messenger that went 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 thou good.

Common English Bible

¹³ Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen, the prophets all agree that the king will succeed. You should say the same thing they say and prophesy success.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Then truly, the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying: "Behold, the words of the prophets, as if with one mouth, are predicting good to the king. Therefore, let your word be like theirs, and speak what is good."

1 Kings 22:13 Cross References

1 Kings 22:12

And all the prophets were prophesying the same: ‘March up to Ramoth-gilead  and succeed, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.’

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, ‘As the Lord lives,  I will say whatever the Lord says to me.’

Hosea 7:3

They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.

Micah 2:11

If a man comes and utters empty lies    – ‘I will preach to you about wine and beer’   – he would be just the preacher for this people!