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

13But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, I will speak it.” 14When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” He said, “Go up and succeed, for they will be handed over to you!” Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” 16So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Each of them is to return to his house in peace.’” 17Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy anything good regarding me, but only bad?”

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

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, “Howעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• to him, “Howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• must I makeשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• that you will tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• me nothingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• but the truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:15

• 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and before I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
• 1 Kings 22:16Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I place You under oath by the living God, to tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
• Mark 5:7and shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What business do You have with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!”
• Acts 19:13But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, “I order you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!”

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