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1 Kings 22:16 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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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but <i>that which is</i> true in the name of the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the king [doubted him and] said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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 Yahweh?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth!" Ahab shouted. "What does the LORD really say?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king asked him, "How many times must I make you take an oath in the LORD's name to tell me nothing but the truth?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Ahab replied, "When you speak to me in the name of the LORD, tell the truth! How many times do I have to tell you that?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he heard this, the king asked him, "How many times do I have to make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth? Now do it in the name of the LORD!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king says to him, “How many times am I adjuring you that you speak nothing to me but truth in the Name of YHWH?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king will say to him, Till how many times do I cause thee to swear that thou wilt not speak to me only truth in the name of Jehovah?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the king said to him: I adjure thee again and again, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the king said to him, “I require you under oath, again and again, that you not say to me anything except what is true, in the name of the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the king answered him, “How many times must I adjure you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The King said to him: “How many times have I charged you that you will not speak to me, except only the truth in the name of LORD JEHOVAH?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 the LORD?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king said to him, How often shall I adjure thee, that thou speak to me truth in the name of the Lord?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8857" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>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 give it into the hand of the king.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">But the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">“How many</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: kam·meh (Prep-k:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: p̄ə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">times</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">must I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: maš·bi·‘e·ḵā (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">make you swear</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ṯə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">to tell me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq- (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although.">anything but</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ĕ·meṯ (N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">the truth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">in the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-15.htm">2 Chronicles 18:15</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Jeremiah 42:3-6</a></span><br />Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.” / “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers. I will not withhold a word from you.” / Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Jeremiah 38:14-16</a></span><br />Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.” / “If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.” / But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. / They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-7</a></span><br />They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5-7</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: / Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Jeremiah 28:10-11</a></span><br />Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. / And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Ezekiel 22:28</a></span><br />Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’” / “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-63.htm">Matthew 26:63-64</a></span><br />But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.” / “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-61.htm">Mark 14:61-62</a></span><br />But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” / “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-67.htm">Luke 22:67-70</a></span><br />“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. / And if I ask you a question, you will not answer. / But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-37.htm">John 18:37</a></span><br />“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-1.htm">Acts 23:1-5</a></span><br />Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.” / At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. / Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?</p><p class="hdg">shall I adjure</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Joshua 6:26</a></b></br> And Joshua adjured <i>them</i> at that time, saying, Cursed <i>be</i> the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest <i>son</i> shall he set up the gates of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a></b></br> And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed <i>be</i> the man that eateth <i>any</i> food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted <i>any</i> food.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-15.htm">2 Chronicles 18:15</a></b></br> And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?</p><p class="hdg">that thou tell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Jeremiah 42:3-6</a></b></br> That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-16.htm">Matthew 22:16,17</a></b></br> And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any <i>man</i>: for thou regardest not the person of men… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">Adjure</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Adjuring</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-14.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">Times</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Adjure</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Adjuring</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Times</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-12.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But the king said to him</b><br>This phrase refers to King Ahab of Israel, who is speaking to the prophet Micaiah. Ahab was the seventh king of Israel and is often remembered for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel. The context of this passage is a council of war where Ahab and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, are deciding whether to go to battle against Ramoth-gilead. Ahab's character is often contrasted with that of Jehoshaphat, who sought the counsel of the LORD.<p><b>“How many times must I make you swear</b><br>This indicates a repeated interaction between Ahab and Micaiah, suggesting a history of tension and mistrust. In ancient Israel, oaths and swearing were serious matters, often invoking the name of God to affirm truthfulness. Ahab's frustration may stem from Micaiah's previous prophecies, which likely did not align with Ahab's desires or plans.<p><b>not to tell me anything but the truth</b><br>Ahab's demand for truth is ironic, given his history of ignoring prophetic warnings. This reflects a common biblical theme where leaders seek validation rather than genuine divine guidance. The truth in biblical terms is often associated with God's word and His prophets, contrasting with false prophets who tell leaders what they want to hear.<p><b>in the name of the LORD?”</b><br>Invoking the name of the LORD (Yahweh) signifies the seriousness and sacredness of the oath. In the Old Testament, the name of the LORD is associated with His covenant relationship with Israel and His authority. This phrase underscores the tension between Ahab's superficial desire for truth and his unwillingness to heed God's true message. The use of the divine name also highlights the spiritual conflict between the worship of Yahweh and the idolatry promoted by Ahab and Jezebel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahab.htm">King Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his idolatry and wickedness, who seeks counsel about going to war against Ramoth-gilead.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/micaiah.htm">Micaiah</a></b><br>A prophet of the LORD who is known for speaking the truth, even when it is unpopular or dangerous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah, who allies with Ahab and insists on seeking the counsel of a true prophet of the LORD.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/ramoth-gilead.htm">Ramoth-gilead</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Gad, east of the Jordan River, which is the subject of the military campaign.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>A group of prophets who falsely assure Ahab of victory, contrasting with Micaiah's truthful prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truth.htm">The Importance of Truth</a></b><br>Micaiah's commitment to speaking the truth, even under pressure, underscores the importance of truth in our lives. As believers, we are called to uphold truth in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Ahab's reliance on false prophets contrasts with Jehoshaphat's desire for a true word from the LORD. Leaders must seek and value truth, especially when making significant decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Micaiah's willingness to stand alone against the majority teaches us the value of courage and integrity when standing for God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god's_word.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God's Word</a></b><br>Ahab's disregard for Micaiah's prophecy leads to his downfall, illustrating the dangers of ignoring God's warnings and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_counsel.htm">Seeking God's Counsel</a></b><br>Like Jehoshaphat, we should prioritize seeking God's counsel through prayer and His Word, especially when faced with important decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_protoevangelium_of_james.htm">Who was Micaiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jeremiah_22_5's_judgment.htm">In Jeremiah 22:5, how can one verify historically or archaeologically that God's promised judgment on the house of David came to pass exactly as stated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_labor_resources_in_1_chronicles.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that supports the massive labor force and vast resources described in 1 Chronicles 22:2 and verses 15-16?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">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?</span> [Rawlinson concludes from these words that "this mocking manner was familiar to Micaiah, who had used it in some former dealing with the Israelite monarch." But we must remember that Ahab's words were really addressed to Jehoshaphat. He is so manifestly playing a part, that we need not assume that he is strictly truthful. His great desire evidently is to discredit Micah's predictions, which he clearly perceives, from the bitter and ironical tone of the latter, will be adverse to him.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“How many</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times</span><br /><span class="heb">פְעָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·‘ā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make you swear</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(maš·bi·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to tell</span><br /><span class="heb">תְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me anything but</span><br /><span class="heb">רַק־</span> <span class="translit">(raq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm">Strong's 7535: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the truth</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמֶ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·meṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the name</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֵׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD?”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-16.htm">1 Kings 22:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-16.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:16 The king said to him How many (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>