2 Chronicles 18:15

2 Chronicles 18:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
• New International Version (NIV)The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the king said to him, "How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

Context of 2 Chronicles 18:15

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.” The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in the Lord’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?” 16So Micaiah said, “I saw Israel’s troops scattered in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These sheep have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’ ” 17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he wouldn’t prophesy anything good about me?”

2 Chronicles 18:15 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־כַּמֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י רַק־אֱמֶ֖ת בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, How many timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• shall I adjureשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• thee that thou sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• nothing but the truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• to me in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:15

• 1 Samuel 14:24Israel’s soldiers were driven hard that day. Saul made the troops swear, “Cursed is anyone who eats food before the evening comes and before I’ve gotten revenge on my enemies.” So none of his troops tasted any food.
• 1 Kings 22:16The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in the Lord’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest said to him, “Swear an oath in front of the living God and tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”
• Mark 5:7and shouted, “Why are you bothering me now, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me.”
• Acts 19:13Some Jews used to travel from place to place and force evil spirits out of people. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to force evil spirits out of those who were possessed. These Jews would say, “I order you ⌞to come out⌟ in the name of Jesus, whom Paul talks about.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Ahab realized that Micaiah had not spoken God's word. Micaiah's answer used the same words as his rivals, or he might have spoken sarcastically (2 Chronicles 18:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 18:15

• Micaiah
• Preaching
• War

In the dictionaries

• Assent
• Join
• Adjuration
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Micaiah
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Zedekiah

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