2 Chronicles 18:23

Then Tzidkiyahu ben Kena'anah came near, and struck Mikhay'hu upon the lechi (cheek), and said, Which way went the Ruach Hashem from me to speak unto thee?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

In Context

22Now therefore, hinei, Hashem hath put a ruach sheker in the mouth of these thy nevi'im, and Hashem hath decreed ra'ah against thee.

24And Mikhay'hu said, Thou shalt find out on that yom when thou shalt go into cheder b'cheder (inner chamber) to hide thyself.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:23Now therefore, hinei, Hashem hath put a ruach sheker in the mouth of all these thy nevi'im, and Hashem hath spoken ra'ah concerning thee.

Isaiah 50:5Adonoi Hashem hath opened Mine ozen (ear), 1 and I was not rebellious, 1 neither did I turn back. + 50:5 cf. Gn 3:8 1

Jeremiah 29:26Hashem hath made thee kohen in the place of Yehoyada the kohen, that there should be pekidim (officers) in the Beis Hashem, over every ish that is meshuggah (mad, insane), and maketh himself a navi, that thou shouldest put him in the stocks, and in the neck iron.

Micah 5:1But thou, Beit-Lechem Ephratah, 1 though thou be little among the Alphei Yehudah (Thousands of Yehudah), 1 yet out of thee shall He + 5:1 Moshiach come forth unto Me + 5:1 Hashem 1 that is to be Moshel Yisroel; 1 whose goings forth + 5:1 (i.e. origins) have been mikedem (from everlasting), + 5:1 See Hab 1:12 1 mimei olam (from the days of eternity). 1

Mark 14:65And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him and to say to him, Letʼs hear a dvar nevuah (word of prophecy)! And the shomrim (guards) took custody of him by slapping Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

John 18:22But these things having said, one of the mesharetim, one standing nearby, struck Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Is this the way to answer the Kohen Gadol? + 18:22 Ex 22:27

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 18:5-28

The Prophets Are Consulted. ( b. c. 897.) 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto… Read the whole commentary →

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