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1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

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ASV

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

KJV

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
ע֣וֹדodstillH5750 →
אִישׁ־'ish-a manH376 →
אֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
לִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.Roshto consultH1875 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מֵאֹת֜וֹme.'o.Tofrom <obj.> himH853 →
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
שְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivI hate himH8130 →
כִּ֠יkiforH3588 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'he prophesiesH5012 →
עָלַ֥י'a.Laion meH5921 →
טוֹב֙tOvgoodH2896 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
אִם־'im-exceptH518 →
רָ֔עRa'evilH7451 →
מִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יִמְלָ֑הyim.LahImlahH3229 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יֹאמַ֥רyo.Marhe speakH559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
כֵּֽן׃KenthusH3651 →

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John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.John 17:14I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.John 3:19–21And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.Amos 5:10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.Galatians 4:16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?John 15:18–19If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.Micah 2:7Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?Jeremiah 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.1 Kings 21:27–29When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”Revelation 11:7–10When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.Jeremiah 43:3–4Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

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