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1 Kings 22:13–14

13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Please, let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.”

14 And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, iwhatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

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1 Kings 22:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”

14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” 14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.

1 Kings 22:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

14 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 The messenger who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, “All the other prophets are saying King Ahab will succeed. You should agree with them and give the king a good answer.”

14 But Micaiah answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

1 Kings 22:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good. 14 And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.

1 Kings 22:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “The prophets have all told the king the same good message. Make your message agree with their message. Say something good.” 

14 Micaiah answered, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives, I will tell him whatever the Lord tells me.” 

1 Kings 22:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, “Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” 14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 Then the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Please now, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your words be as one word with them, and speak favorably.” 14 Then Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, surely only as Yahweh speaks to me, that will I speak.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 A messenger went to get Micaiah. He said to him, “Look. The other prophets agree. All of them are saying the king will have success. So agree with them. Say the same thing they do.”

14 But Micaiah said, “You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that I can only tell the king what the Lord tells me to say.”

1 Kings 22:13–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”

14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I shall speak.”


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