1 Kings 22:8King James Bible with Strong NumbersH4428And the kingH3478of IsraelH559said[H8799] H3092unto JehoshaphatH259, There is yet oneH376manH4321, MicaiahH1121the sonH3229of ImlahH1875, by whom we may enquire[H8800] H3068of the LORDH8130: but I hate[H8804] H5012him; for he doth not prophesy[H8691] H2896goodH7451concerning me, but evilH3092. And JehoshaphatH559said[H8799] H4428, Let not the kingH559say[H8799] so. See the chapter |
H8269Therefore the princesH559said[H8799] H4428unto the kingH376, We beseech thee, let this manH4191be put to death[H8714] H3651: for thusH7503he weakeneth[H8764] H3027the handsH582of the menH4421of warH7604that remain[H8737] H5892in this cityH3027, and the handsH5971of all the peopleH1696, in speaking[H8763] H1697such wordsH376unto them: for this manH1875seeketh[H8802] H7965not the welfareH5971of this peopleH7451, but the hurt.
H8085For I heard[H8804] H1681the defamingH7227of manyH4032, fearH5439on every sideH5046. Report[H8685] H5046, say they, and we will report[H8686] H582it. All my familiarsH7965 H8104watched[H8802] H6763for my halting[H8676] H6761 H6601, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed[H8792] H3201, and we shall prevail[H8799] H3947against him, and we shall take[H8799] H5360our revenge on him.
H559Then said[H8799] H3212they, Come[H8798] H2803, and let us devise[H8799] H4284devicesH3414against JeremiahH8451; for the lawH6shall not perish[H8799] H3548from the priestH6098, nor counselH2450from the wiseH1697, nor the wordH5030from the prophetH3212. Come[H8798] H5221, and let us smite[H8686] H3956him with the tongueH7181, and let us not give heed[H8686] H1697to any of his words.
H559Thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH1350, the Redeemer[H8802] H3478of IsraelH6918, and his Holy OneH5315, to him whom manH960despisethH1471, to him whom the nationH8581abhorreth[H8764] H5650, to a servantH4910of rulers[H8802] H4428, KingsH7200shall see[H8799] H6965and arise[H8804] H8269, princesH7812also shall worship[H8691] H3068, because of the LORDH539that is faithful[H8737] H6918, and the Holy OneH3478of IsraelH977, and he shall choose[H8799] thee.
H4397And the messengerH1980that was gone[H8804] H7121to call[H8800] H4321MicaiahH1696spake[H8765] H559unto him, saying[H8800] H1697, Behold now, the wordsH5030of the prophetsH2896declare goodH4428unto the kingH259with oneH6310mouthH1697: let thy wordH1697, I pray thee, be like the wordH259of oneH1696of them, and speak[H8765] H2896that which is good.
H559And he said[H8799] H7065, I have been very[H8763] H7065jealous[H8765] H3068for the LORDH430GodH6635of hostsH1121: because the childrenH3478of IsraelH5800have forsaken[H8804] H1285thy covenantH2040, thrown down[H8804] H4196thine altarsH2026, and slain[H8804] H5030thy prophetsH2719with the swordH3498; and I, even I only, am left[H8735] H1245; and they seek[H8762] H5315my lifeH3947, to take it away[H8800] .
H559And he said[H8799] H7065, I have been very[H8763] H7065jealous[H8765] H3068for the LORDH430GodH6635of hostsH1121: for the childrenH3478of IsraelH5800have forsaken[H8804] H1285thy covenantH2040, thrown down[H8804] H4196thine altarsH2026, and slain[H8804] H5030thy prophetsH2719with the swordH3498; and I, even I only, am left[H8735] H1245; and they seek[H8762] H5315my lifeH3947, to take it away[H8800] .
H3065And it came to pass, that when JehudiH7121had read[H8800] H7969threeH702or fourH1817leavesH7167, he cut[H8799] H8593it with the penknifeH5608 [H8802] H7993, and cast[H8687] H784it into the fireH254that was on the hearthH4039, until all the rollH8552was consumed[H8800] H784in the fireH254that was on the hearth.