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Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab

2 Chronicles 18:15

In 11 translations

BSB
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
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?
WEB
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?”
ASV
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?
LSV
And the king says to him, “How many times am I adjuring you that you speak to me only truth in the Name of YHWH?”
YLT
And the king saith unto him, 'How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?'
DBY
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?
DRC
And the king said: I adjure thee again and again to say nothing but the truth to me, in the name of the Lord.
GNV
And the King sayd to him, Howe oft shall I charge thee, that thou tell mee nothing but the trueth in the Name of the Lord?
JPS
And the king said to him: 'How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD.'
LXXE
And the king said to him, How often shall I solemnly charge thee that thou speak to me nothing but truth in the name of the Lord?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַד־כַּמֶּ֥ה פְעָמִ֖ים אֲנִ֣י מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י רַק־אֱמֶ֖ת בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεὺς, ποσάκις ὁρκίζω σε ἵνα μὴ λαλήσῃς πρὸς μὲ πλὴν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου;

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  • Acts 19:13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
  • Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
  • 1 Kings 22:16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
  • 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the…
  • Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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