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1 Kings 22:16

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.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

15And so he went to the king. And the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead to do battle, or should we cease?” And he responded to him, “Ascend, and go forth to success, and the Lord will deliver it into the hands of the king.”

17And he said: “I saw all of Israel scattered among the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said: ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his own house in peace.’”

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Cross References

Joshua 6:26“Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.”

2 Chronicles 18:15And the king said, “Again and again, I bind you by an oath, so that you will not speak to me except what is true in the name of the Lord!”

Jeremiah 42:3And so, may the Lord your God announce to us the way that we must travel, and the word that we must accomplish.”

Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I bind you by an oath to the living God to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Acts 19:13Then, even some of the traveling Jewish exorcists had attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I bind you by oath through Jesus, whom Paul preaches.”

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:16-29

Micaiah's Prediction. ( b. c. 897.) 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 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 ? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said,… Read the whole commentary →

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