16And 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?


In Context

13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah, spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to 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 to me, that will I speak.

15 So he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.

16 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?

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

1 Kings 22:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:16The 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 ?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16But 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16The 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 Yahweh?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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?