Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!"
New American Standard Bible
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives,
King James Version
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
Holman Bible
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever my God says.”
International Standard Version
"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."
A Conservative Version
And Micaiah said, As LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
American Standard Version
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.
Amplified
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will [only] speak what my God says.”
Bible in Basic English
And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
Darby Translation
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what my God shall say, that will I declare.
Julia Smith Translation
And Micaiah will say, Jehovah lives, for what God shall say I shall speak it.
King James 2000
And Micaiah said, As the LORD lives, even what my God says, that will I speak.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, only what my God has said, that will I speak."
Modern King James verseion
And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, even what my God says, that I will speak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Micaiah said, "As truly as the LORD liveth, even what my God sayeth, that will I speak."
New Heart English Bible
Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Micaiah, - By the life of Yahweh, whatsoever my God shall say, that, must I speak.
Webster
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
World English Bible
Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Micaiah saith 'Jehovah liveth, surely that which my God saith, it I speak.'
Themes
Christian ministers » Faithful » Micaiah
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Micaiah » A prophet who reproved king ahab
Interlinear
'elohiym
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 18:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat's Alliance With Ahab
12 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!" 13 But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!" 14 Micaiah came before the king and the king asked him, "Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" He answered him, "Attack! You will succeed; they will be handed over to you."
Cross References
Numbers 22:35
But the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you may only speak the word that I will speak to you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Numbers 22:18-20
Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.
Numbers 24:13
If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak'?
Numbers 23:12
Balaam replied, "Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?"
Numbers 23:26
But Balaam replied to Balak, "Did I not tell you, 'All that the Lord speaks, I must do'?"
1 Kings 22:14
But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what the Lord tells me to say."
Jeremiah 23:28
Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord, affirm it!
Jeremiah 42:4
The prophet Jeremiah answered them, "Agreed! I will indeed pray to the Lord your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the Lord replies in response to you. I will not keep anything back from you."
Ezekiel 2:7
You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.
Micah 2:6-7
Don't preach with such impassioned rhetoric,' they say excitedly. 'These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.'
Acts 20:27
For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!
1 Thessalonians 2:4
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.