1 Kings 22:16

1 Kings 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• 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 1 Kings 22:16

14And Micaiah said, As Yhwh liveth, what Yhwh saith unto me, that will I speak. 15So 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 Yhwh shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 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 Yhwh? 17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: And Yhwh said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

1 Kings 22:16 word by word

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

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, How many timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• shall I adjureשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• thee that thou tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Kings 22:16

• Joshua 6:26And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Yhwh, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
• 1 Samuel 14:24And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
• 2 Chronicles 18:15And 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 Yhwh?
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
• Mark 5:7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
• Acts 19:13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
• Jeremiah 42:3That Yhwh thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
• Matthew 22:16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 The greatest kindness we can do to one that is going in a dangerous way, is, to tell him of his danger. To leave the hardened criminal without excuse, and to give a useful lesson to others, Micaiah related his vision. This matter is represented after the manner of men: we are not to imagine that God is ever put upon new counsels; or that he needs to consult with angels, or any creature, about the methods he should take; or that he is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Micaiah was speaking in a sarcastic way. Some translations, like the New Living Translation, make clear what Ahab sensed in Micaiah’s tone of voice (1 Kings 18:27; Job 12:1–2; 16:2). The BSB leaves the description of tone unstated.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1714-17. what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak--On the way the messenger who conducted [Micaiah] to the royal presence informed him of the tenor of the prophecies already given and recommended him to agree with the rest, no doubt from the kindly motive of seeing him released from imprisonment. But Micaiah, inflexibly faithful to his divine mission as a prophet, announced his purpose to proclaim honestly whatever God should bid him. On being asked…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 22:16

• Armies
• Micaiah
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Adjuration
• Ahab
• Forbear
• Jehoshaphat
• Micaiah
• Neither
• Nor
• Prophesy
• Ramothgilead
• Venture

Commentaries on 1 Kings 22

• 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
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings