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 E Micaías respondeu: Vive o SENHOR, que o que o SENHOR me falar, isso direi.
15 Veio, pois, ao rei, e o rei lhe disse: Micaías, devemos ir lutar por Ramote de Gileade, ou a deixaremos? E ele respondeu: Sobe, que serás próspero, e o SENHOR a entregará na mão do rei.
16 E o rei lhe disse: Até quantas vezes te farei jurar que não me digas a não ser a verdade no nome do SENHOR?
17 Então ele disse: Eu vi a todo Israel disperso pelos montes, como ovelhas que não têm pastor: e o SENHOR disse: Estes não têm senhor: volte-se cada um a sua casa em paz.
18 E o rei de Israel disse a Josafá: Não te o havia eu dito? Nenhuma coisa boa profetizará ele acerca de mim, a não ser somente mal.
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What Does 1 Kings 22:16 Mean?
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