1 Kings 22:14 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 22:14

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

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ASV

And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

WEB

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

YLT

And Micaiah saith, `Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me--it I speak.'

DBT

And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Numbers 24:13
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
Numbers 22:18
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
Jeremiah 26:2–3
Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

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And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. Here Micaiah does well, but, as is common, suffers ill for so doing. We are told how faithfully he delivered his message, as one that was more solicitous to please God than to humour either the great or the many.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak--On the way the messenger who conducted [Micaiah] to the royal presence informed him of the tenor of the prophecies already given and recommended him to agree with the rest, no doubt from the kindly motive of seeing him released from imprisonment.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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