1 Kings 22:14

14 And Micaiah said , As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak .

1 Kings 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:14

And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth
He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say:

what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak;
truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks as if as yet he had no instruction from the Lord what to say, and yet the vision he later declares seems to have been had by him before, ( 1 Kings 22:17 1 Kings 22:19 ) .

1 Kings 22:14 In-Context

12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying , Go up to Ramothgilead , and prosper : for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.

13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying , Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto 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 unto me, that will I speak .

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

16 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?