So he went to the king, and the king asked him, ‘Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war, or should we refrain? ’ Micaiah told him, ‘March up and succeed. The Lord will hand it over to the king.’
1 Kings 22:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But the king said to him, ‘How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the king said to him, How many times must I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord? American Standard Version (1901) And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah? Common English Bible But the king said, “How many times must I demand that you tell me the truth when you speak in the name of the LORD?” Catholic Public Domain Version But the king said to him, "I require you under oath, again and again, that you not say to me anything except what is true, in the name of the Lord." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the king said to him: I adjure thee again and again, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord. |
So he went to the king, and the king asked him, ‘Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war, or should we refrain? ’ Micaiah told him, ‘March up and succeed. The Lord will hand it over to the king.’
So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.’
But the king said to him, ‘How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord? ’
The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has my word should speak my word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain? ’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.
King Zedekiah later sent for him and received him, and in his house privately asked him, ‘Is there a word from the Lord? ’ ‘There is,’ Jeremiah responded. He continued, ‘You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’
King Zedekiah sent for the prophet Jeremiah and received him at the third entrance of the Lord’s temple. The king said to Jeremiah, ‘I am going to ask you something; don’t hide anything from me.’
Balaam said to him, ‘Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.’
But Jesus kept silent. The high priest said to him, ‘I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.’
And he cried out with a loud voice, ‘What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you before God, don’t torment me! ’
Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, ‘I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches! ’
At that time Joshua imposed this curse: The man who undertakes the rebuilding of this city, Jericho, is cursed before the Lord. He will lay its foundation at the cost of his firstborn; he will finish its gates at the cost of his youngest.
and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: ‘The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.’ So none of the troops tasted any food.