God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 18:12
12The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “The prophets have all told the king the same good message. Make your message agree with their message. Say something good.”
2 Chronicles 18:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
- New International Version (NIV)The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 18:12
10Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will push the Arameans to their destruction.” 11All the other prophets made the same prophecy. They said, “Attack Ramoth in Gilead, and you will win. The Lord will hand it over to you.” The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “The prophets have all told the king the same good message. Make your message agree with their message. Say something good.” 13Micaiah answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I will tell him whatever my God says to me.” 14When he came to the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” Micaiah said, “Attack and you will win. They will be handed over to you.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 18:12 word by word
וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ׀ לִקְרֹ֣א לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֞ה דִּבְרֵ֧י הַנְּבִאִ֛ים פֶּֽה־אֶחָ֥ד ט֖וֹב אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וִֽיהִי־נָ֧א דְבָרְךָ֛ כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶ֖ם וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ טּֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the messengerמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- that wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- Micaiahמִיכָֽיְהוּmîykâyehû mikâyehû · MicaiahH4321
- spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- to him, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Behold, the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- with oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- assentפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:12
- Job 22:13You ask, ‘What does God know? Can he judge ⌞anything⌟ from behind a dark cloud?
- Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!”
- Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, ‘Don’t see ⌞the future⌟.’ They say to those who have visions, ‘Don’t have visions that tell us what is right. Tell us what we want to hear. See illusions.
- Hosea 7:3“They make kings happy with the wicked things they do. They make officials happy with the lies they tell.
- Amos 7:13But don’t ⌞ever⌟ prophesy again in Bethel, because this is the king’s holy place and the king’s palace.”
- Micah 2:6Your prophets say, “Don’t prophesy! Don’t prophesy such things! Disgrace will never overtake us.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:14A person who isn’t spiritual doesn’t accept the teachings of God’s Spirit. He thinks they’re nonsense. He can’t understand them because a person must be spiritual to evaluate them.
- Joshua 9:2they joined together to fight Joshua and Israel. (They were the kings in the mountains, the foothills, and along the whole Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon, the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.)
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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