1 Kings 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?”
1 Kings 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Kings 22:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Kings 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?””
1 Kings 22:16 — World English Bible
1 Kings 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?”
1 Kings 22:16 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?'”
1 Kings 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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?”
1 Kings 22:16 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King said vnto him, How oft shall I charge thee, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the Name of the Lord?”
1 Kings 22:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 22:16 in Context — 1 Kings 22
14 Michée répondit: L’Éternel est vivant! J’annoncerai ce que l’Éternel me dira.
15 Lorsqu’il fut arrivé auprès du roi, le roi lui dit: Michée, irons-nous attaquer Ramoth en Galaad, ou devons-nous y renoncer? Il lui répondit: Monte! Tu auras du succès, et l’Éternel la livrera entre les mains du roi.
16 Et le roi lui dit: Combien de fois me faudra-t-il te faire jurer de ne me dire que la vérité au nom de l’Éternel?
17 Michée répondit: Je vois tout Israël dispersé sur les montagnes, comme des brebis qui n’ont point de berger; et l’Éternel dit: Ces gens n’ont point de maître, que chacun retourne en paix dans sa maison!
18 Le roi d’Israël dit à Josaphat: Ne te l’ai-je pas dit? Il ne prophétise sur moi rien de bon, il ne prophétise que du mal.
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