2 Chronicles 18:23
in 2 Chronicles 18Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
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ASV
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?
KJV
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
smote Micaiah upon the cheek
on 2 Chronicles 18:23-24
Zedekiah's blow and his taunt, which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee, assumes his own prophesying carried the Spirit and Micaiah's could not. Micaiah does not argue the point; he answers with a forward word instead, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself, a private reckoning promised for a public lie. The exchange matches 1 Ki 22:24-25 without variation.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ | vaiyigash | and he drew near | H5066 → | 125 times |
| צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | tzidkiyahu | Zedekiah | H6667 → | 63 times |
| בֶֽן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה | kenaanah | Kenaanah | H3668 → | |
| וַיַּ֥ךְ | vaiyakh | and he struck | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִיכָ֖יְהוּ | mikhayehu | Micaiah | H4321 → | 21 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַלֶּ֑חִי | halechi | the cheek | H3895 → | |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵ֣י | ʾei | where? | H335 → | |
| זֶ֤ה | zeh | this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | haderekh | [is] the way | H1870 → | 707 times |
| עָבַ֧ר | ʾavar | [which] it passed | H5674 → | 556 times |
| רֽוּחַ־ | ruach- | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מֵאִתִּ֖י | meiti | from with me | H854 → | 929 times |
| לְדַבֵּ֥ר | ledaber | to speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֹתָֽךְ׃ | ʾotakh | with you | H854 → | 929 times |
וַיִּגַּשׁ֙and he drew near
vaiyigashH5066 →125 times
צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiah
tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times
בֶֽן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
כְּנַעֲנָ֔הKenaanah
kenaanahH3668 →
וַיַּ֥ךְand he struck
vaiyakhH5221 →499 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִיכָ֖יְהוּMicaiah
mikhayehuH4321 →21 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַלֶּ֑חִיthe cheek
halechiH3895 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵ֣יwhere?
ʾeiH335 →
זֶ֤הthis
zehH2088 →1180 times
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙[is] the way
haderekhH1870 →707 times
עָבַ֧ר[which] it passed
ʾavarH5674 →556 times
רֽוּחַ־[the] spirit of
ruach-H7307 →378 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מֵאִתִּ֖יfrom with me
meitiH854 →929 times
לְדַבֵּ֥רto speak
ledaberH1696 →1141 times
אֹתָֽךְ׃with you
ʾotakhH854 →929 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
it leads to
- Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 16:10
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Matthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Isaiah 50:6
Through
Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
it leads to
- John 19:3
And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 26:67–68
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- Acts 23:2
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- John 19:3
Through
Micah 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:30
Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
- Lamentations 3:30
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