Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 22:14
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But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
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And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
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Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak.”
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And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
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1 Kings 22
12 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
15 When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
16 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?”
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