2 Chronicles 18:12

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

10One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!” 11All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!” Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.” 13But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what my God says.” 14When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will have victory over them!”

2 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 22:13But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing! How can he judge through the thick darkness?
• Psalms 10:11The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us! He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
• Isaiah 30:10They tell the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, “Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.
• Hosea 7:3“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.
• Amos 7:13Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”
• Micah 2:6“Don’t say such things,” the people respond. “Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!”
• 1 Corinthians 2:14But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
• Joshua 9:2These kings combined their armies to fight as one against Joshua and the Israelites.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:12

• 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 18:12

• Micaiah
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In the dictionaries

• Assent
• Join
• 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