All the prophets were prophesying the same and saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
2 Chronicles 18:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their's, and speak thou good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, Behold, the words of the prophets foretell good to the king with one accord. So let your word be like one of them, and speak favorably. American Standard Version (1901) And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. Common English Bible 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 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him: "Lo, the words of all the prophets, with one mouth, announce good to the king. Therefore, I ask you that you not dissent from them in your word, and that you speak prosperity." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the messenger that went to call Micheas said to him: Behold, the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king. I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them: and speak thou also good success. |
All the prophets were prophesying the same and saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.”
Therefore you say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness?
They think in their heart, “God has forgotten; he has hidden his face; he will never see it.”
who say to the seers, “Do not see,” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us smooth things; prophesy illusions;
By their wickedness they make the king glad, and the officials by their treachery.
but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”
If someone were to go about uttering empty falsehoods, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” such a one would be the preacher for this people!
“Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”