While this was happening, the officer went to find Micaiah. The officer found Micaiah and said to him, “All the other prophets have said that the king will succeed. So I tell you that the safest thing that you can do is to say the same thing.”
Proverbs 27:14 - Easy To Read Version Don’t wake up your neighbor early in the morning with a shout of, “Good morning!” He will treat it like a curse, not a blessing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him [for he will be suspected of sinister purposes]. American Standard Version (1901) He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him. Common English Bible Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning will be viewed as a curse. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth. |
While this was happening, the officer went to find Micaiah. The officer found Micaiah and said to him, “All the other prophets have said that the king will succeed. So I tell you that the safest thing that you can do is to say the same thing.”
So Ahab called a meeting of the prophets. There were about 400 prophets at that time. Ahab asked the prophets, “Should I go and fight against the army of Aram at Ramoth? Or should I wait for another time?”
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A wife that always wants to argue is like water that never stops dripping on a rainy day.