The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
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The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
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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?
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And the king said unto him: 'How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?'
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 22:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 6:26 Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before Yahweh who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.”
- 1 Samuel 14:24 The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
- 2 Chronicles 18:15 The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
- Jeremiah 42:3-6 that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.” Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.” Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God sends you to tell us. Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.”
- Matthew 22:16-17 They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone. Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
- Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Mark 5:7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”
- Acts 19:13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 22:16 And the king said unto him, How…
1Ki 22:16 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?
Ver. 16. How many times shall I adjure thee?] I charge thee again and again, as by solemn oath. Here he makes a great flaunt of love to the truth, which, when it was told him, he could by no means bear or brook. But how impudent was the devil, in adjuring our Saviour by God not to torment him! {Mar 5:7}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain How many times shall I adjure thee? I adjure…
How many times shall I adjure thee? I adjure thee again and again, that thou give over this mockery, and seriously tell me the mind of God in this matter.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he saith, hear thou therefore the word of…
And he saith, hear thou therefore the word of the Lord,.... Since he had represented what he had said as proceeding from hatred to him, he would make it clear and plain that what he had said was the word of the Lord, and according to his mind; and that what the other prophets had said was owing to a lying spirit in them, which the Lord suffered for his ruin; all which are represented as in a vision, in which things are brought down to the capacities of men, and not as really transacted:
I saw the Lord sitting on his throne; so it was represented to his mind, as if he had seen with his bodily eyes the divine Being in a glorious form, as a king sitting on his throne, to do justice and judgment; as Ahab and Jehoshaphat were now sitting on their thrones, only as a far greater King, even the King of kings, and in a more splendid manner:
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and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left the ministering angels ready to do his will.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. How many times shall I adjure thee —…
16. How many times shall I adjure thee — Here observe how the same words, which in the mouth of the false prophets are by the king regarded as a prophecy of good, in the mouth of Micaiah are regarded as false and of evil omen.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. How many times shall I adjure thee] It…
16. How many times shall I adjure thee] It would seem from this that Ahab on former occasions had consulted Micaiah, and been dissatisfied with his answers.
that thou tell me nothing but that which is true] R.V. that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth. This is very nearly the form in 2 Chron. in A.V. The Hebrew is exactly the same. And both are in R.V. made to agree.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the king said unto him How many times…
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? Rawlinson concludes from these words that "this mocking manner was familiar to Micaiah, who had used it in some former dealing with the Israelite monarch." But we must remember that Ahab"s words were really addressed to Jehoshaphat. He is so manifestly playing a part, that we need not assume that he is strictly truthful. His great desire evidently is to discredit Micah"s predictions, which he clearly perceives, from the bitter and ironical tone of the latter, will be adverse to him.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 How many times must I require ... in the…
How many times must I require ... in the name of Yahweh?
Ahab asks this question out of frustration to rebuke Micaiah. AT: "Many times I have required ... in the name of Yahweh." (See: Rhetorical Question)
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in the name of Yahweh
Here the word "name" refers to authority. AT: "as the representative of Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)
I saw all Israel
Here "all Israel" refers to the army of Israel. AT: "I saw the entire army of Israel" (See: Synecdoche)
like sheep who have no shepherd
The people of the army are compared to sheep that have no one to lead them because their shepherd, the king, has died. (See: Simile)
These have no shepherd
Yahweh speaks of the king as if he were a shepherd. Just like a shepherd is responsible to care for and protect his sheep, the king is responsible to lead and protect his people. AT: "These people no longer have a leader" (See: Metaphor)
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king
oath
true
name
Yahweh
kingdom of Israel
ewe
shepherd
house
peace
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