Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the check, and said: 'Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?'
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 18:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Mark 14:65 Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
- Jeremiah 20:2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Kings 22:23-25 Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.” Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?” Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:10 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, “Yahweh says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’ ”
- Isaiah 50:5-6 The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back. I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
- Jeremiah 29:26-27 “Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles. Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
- Lamentations 3:30 Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him. Let him be filled full of reproach.
- Micah 5:1 Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
- Matthew 26:67-68 Then they spat in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him, saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
- John 9:40-41 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
- John 18:22-23 When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, “Do you answer the high priest like that?” Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you beat me?”
- Acts 23:2-3 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain By this cruelty, his ambition and hypocrisy was discovered:…
By this cruelty, his ambition and hypocrisy was discovered: thus the hypocrites boast of the Spirit which they have not, and declare their malice against them in whom the true Spirit is.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 18:23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came…
2Ch 18:23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Ver. 23. And smote Micaiah.] To do this in open court, and in such a presence, was great impudency; besides the violence, which yet is usually offered to Christ’s servants, when other arguments are wanting. Argumenta sua formant in Barbara et Ferio, as one saith wittily. If Micaiah should have smitten Zedekiah, there would have been somewhat to do. But some may better steal a horse, than others look over the hedge.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. Zedekiah] He takes the lead as in 2Ch_18:10.
23. Zedekiah] He takes the lead as in 2Ch_18:10.
smote … upon the cheek] This phrase is tantamount to “gave an insulting blow”; cp. Mic_5:1; Mat_5:39.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Then.—And.
(23) Then.—And.
And smote.—Way-yak, a correction of way-yakkèh (Kings), such as the chronicler often makes.
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which way.—Literally, where is the way the spirit of Jehovah passed. Kings, where passed the spirit, &c.
Unto thee.—With thee.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from…
Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? This question of Zedekiah, and Micaiah"s answer to him in the following verse, arc both obscure and of doubtful interpretation, but their drift not at all so. Keil and Bertheau correctly say, in that Zedekiah used the force and the language that he did, it is not a bad sign that he was under a spirit"s influence, but in that it was physical force which he used in a moral subject, this was a conclusive sign of the character of the spirit that he was amenable to. Among many possible suggestions as to the exact meaning of the question, "Which way," etc.? it is possible that a sceptical taunt best explains Zedekiah"s words, and that he meant that he did not believe the Spirit of the Lord went any way to Micaiah. He will not yield to a doubt or to a suspicion thrown upon it that the Spirit had been with himself, and he will fain throw great doubt, whether he had proceeded from him to Micaiah!
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Translate this man's name the same as in 2…
Kenaanah
Translate this man's name the same as in 2 Chronicles 18:10. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh take to go from me to speak to you?
Zedekiah asks this sarcastic question to insult and rebuke Micaiah. AT: "Do not think that Yahweh's Spirit left me to speak to you!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
Look
"Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
you will know that
"you will know the answer to your question." If Zedekiah's rhetorical question is translated as a statement, this phrase may be translated to supply implicit information. AT: "you will know that the Spirit of Yahweh has spoken to me" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Zedekiah
Holy Spirit
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