1 Kings 22:14

14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me.”

1 Kings 22:14 in Other Translations

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

14 But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak."

14 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what the LORD tells me to say.”

14 But Micaiah said, "As surely as God lives, what God says, I'll say."

14 But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, I will say whatever the Lord says to me."

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 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious,” they said, “for the LORD will give it into the king’s hand.”

13 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.”

14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me.”

15 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?” “Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for the LORD will give it into the king’s hand.”

16 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?”

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 22:18; Numbers 24:13; S 1 Samuel 3:17; 1 Kings 18:10,15