King James Version
1 Kings 22:14 in the King James Version says “And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.”
1 Kings 22:14 · KJV
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead , and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
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.
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
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.
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?
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