Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.” New Living Translation Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.” English Standard Version And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” Berean Standard Bible Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” King James Bible And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. New King James Version Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.” New American Standard Bible Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable to the king. So please let your word be like one of them, and speak favorably.” NASB 1995 Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. So please let your word be like one of them and speak favorably.” NASB 1977 Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. So please let your word be like one of them and speak favorably.” Legacy Standard Bible Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets, as if from one mouth, are good to the king. So please let your word be like one of them and speak that which is good.” Amplified Bible The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, “Listen, the words of the prophets are of one accord, foretelling a favorable outcome for the king. So just let your word be like one of them and speak favorably.” Christian Standard Bible The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, “Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The messenger who went to call Micaiah instructed him, “Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” American Standard Version And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a Messenger who went to call Mika spoke with him and said to him: ”Behold, the words of the lying Prophets are alike, speaking good as one before the King. Let your words be sweet like those of one of them, and you should prophesy good also.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the messenger that went to call Michaias spoke to him, saying, Behold, the prophets have spoken favourably concerning the king with one mouth; let now, I pray thee, thy words be as the words of one of them, and do thou speak good things. Contemporary English Version Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah whispered, "Micaiah, all the prophets have good news for Ahab. Now go and say the same thing." Douay-Rheims Bible And the messenger that went to call Micheas, said to him: Behold the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king: I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them, and speak thou also good success. English Revised Version And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word, therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. GOD'S WORD® Translation The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, "The prophets have all told the king the same good message. Make your message agree with their message. Say something good." Good News Translation Meanwhile, the official who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, "All the other prophets have prophesied success for the king, and you had better do the same." International Standard Version Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone off to summon Micaiah advised him, "Look, everything that the other prophets were saying has been unanimously favorable to the king. So please, cooperate with them and speak favorably." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.' Literal Standard Version And the messenger who has gone to call for Micaiah has spoken to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets [as] one mouth [are] good toward the king, and please let your word be like one of theirs: and you have spoken good.” Majority Standard Bible Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” New American Bible Meanwhile the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah said to him: “Look now, the words of the prophets are as one in speaking good for the king. Let your word be at one with theirs; speak a good word.” NET Bible Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!" New Revised Standard Version The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” New Heart English Bible The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, "Look, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good." Webster's Bible Translation And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one consent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. World English Bible The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.” Young's Literal Translation And the messenger who hath gone to call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, 'Lo, the words of the prophets -- one mouth -- are good towards the king, and let, I pray thee, thy word be like one of theirs: and thou hast spoken good.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab12Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” 13But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”… Cross References 2 Chronicles 18:11 And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king." 2 Chronicles 18:13 But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me." Treasury of Scripture And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let your word therefore, I pray you, be like one of their's, and speak you good. Behold Job 22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Psalm 10:11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. Isaiah 30:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: assent [heb] mouth Joshua 9:2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. Jump to Previous Assent Consent Declare Good Messenger Micaiah Mouth Please Prophets Speak Summon Theirs Word WordsJump to Next Assent Consent Declare Good Messenger Micaiah Mouth Please Prophets Speak Summon Theirs Word Words2 Chronicles 18 1. Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go against Ramoth Gilead4. Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there (12) The words of the prophets . . . one assent.--See margin, and comp. Joshua 9:2, "they assembled . . . to fight against Israel, one mouth "--i.e., with one consent.) Probably instead of dibhre, "words," we should read dibb?r-, "they said," a far slighter change in Hebrew writing than in English: "Behold the prophets have with one mouth spoken good unto (or, of) the king." So LXX. Like one of their's.--Literally, like one of them. Kings, like the word of one of them. Verse 12. - This verse bespeaks very clearly the rotten condition of Church and state, prophets and king and "officers" (ver. 8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the messengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ (wə·ham·mal·’āḵ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had gone הָלַ֣ךְ ׀ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to call לִקְרֹ֣א (liq·rō) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Micaiah לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ (lə·mî·ḵā·yə·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4321: Micaiah -- 'Who is like Yah?' three Israelites instructed him, דִּבֶּ֤ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “Behold, הִנֵּ֞ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! with one פֶּֽה־ (peh-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to accord אֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first the words דִּבְרֵ֧י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the prophets הַנְּבִאִ֛ים (han·nə·ḇi·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet are favorable ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king So please נָ֧א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let your words דְבָרְךָ֛ (ḏə·ḇā·rə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause be וִֽיהִי־ (wî·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like כְּאַחַ֥ד (kə·’a·ḥaḏ) Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first theirs, מֵהֶ֖ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They and speak וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue favorably.� טּֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links 2 Chronicles 18:12 NIV2 Chronicles 18:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 18:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 18:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 18:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 18:12 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 18:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 18:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 18:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 18:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 18:12 The messenger who went to call Micaiah (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |