1 Kings 22:16

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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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14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”

15 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.”

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?”

17 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.’”

18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

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1 Kings 22:16 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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?”
KJV King James Version: 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?
WEB World English Bible: 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 LORD’s name?”
ASV American Standard Version: 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?
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 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?'
DBY Darby Translation: 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?
WBS Webster Bible: 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?