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1 Kings 22:16

And the king said to him, How often shall I adjure you, that you speak to me truth in the name of the Lord?

LXX2012 (US English)

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 he came to the king: and the king said to him, Michaias, shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and he said, Go up, and the Lord shall + 22:15 Gr. prosper the work, etc. deliver it into the hand of the king.

17And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock + 22:17 Gr. which has no shepherd. without a shepherd: and the Lord said, Is not God lord of these? let each one return to his home in peace.

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Cross References

Joshua 6:26And Joshua adjured them on that day before the Lord, saying, Cursed be the man who shall build that city: he shall lay the foundation of it in his firstborn, and he shall set up the gates of it in his youngest son. And so did Hozan of Baethel; he laid the foundation in Abiron his firstborn, and set up the gates of it in his youngest + 6:26 Gr. saved. surviving son.

2 Chronicles 18:15And the king said to him, How often shall I solemnly charge you that you speak to me nothing but truth in the name of the Lord?

Jeremiah 42:3So I brought forth Jechonias the son of Jeremin the son of Chabasin, and his brethren, and his sons, and all the family of the Archabin;

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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