Verse List for 1 KI 22:8

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B I ◄ ← 1 Ki 22:8 ↓ → ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Ahav,Yehoshafat (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “There’s still one man who speaks for Yahweh,” Ahav replied to Yehoshafat, “Yimla’s son Mikayehu, but I myself hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me—only negative things.”
¶  “The king shouldn’t talk like that,” said Yehoshafat.

OET-LV And_ the _king _of _he/it _said of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to Yəhōshāfāţ still a _man one to_consult DOM YHWH from_DOM_him and_I I_hate _him if/because not he _prophesies on_me good if/because (if) evil Mīkāyəhū the _son _of Yimlāʼ/(Imlah) and_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he/it _said not let _him _speak the_king thus.

ULT And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man for seeking Yahweh from him, but I, I hate him because he does not prophesy good about me, but rather evil, Micaiah, the son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say thus.”

UST King Ahab replied, “There is still one prophet whom we can ask to tell us what Yahweh says. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him, because whenever he prophesies about me, he never says that anything good will happen to me. He always predicts that bad things will happen to me.” Jehoshaphat replied, “I do not feel that you should assume he will do that.”

BSB & MSB The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of 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.

OEB No OEB 1 KI book available

WEBBE & WMBB The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may enquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.”
¶  Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”

NET The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”

LSV And the king of Israel says to Jehoshaphat, “Yet one man [remains] to seek YHWH from him, and I have hated him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil—Micaiah son of Imlah”; and Jehoshaphat says, “Do not let the king say so.”

FBV “Yes, there's another man who could consult the Lord,” the king of Israel replied, “but I don't like him because he never prophesies anything good for me—it's always bad! His name is Micaiah, son of Imlah.”
¶  “You shouldn't talk like that,” said Jehoshaphat.

T4T The King of Israel replied, “There is one man we can talk to. We can ask him if he can find out what Yahweh wants. His name is Micaiah; he is the son of Imlah. But I hate him, because when he ◄prophesies/tells what God says to him► he never says that anything good will happen to me. He always predicts that bad things will happen to me.”
¶  Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”

LEB Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man to inquire from Yahweh, but I despise him, for he never prophesies anything good concerning me, but only bad: Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say so.”

BBE And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Moff No Moff 1 KI book available

JPS And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, 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.'

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.

DRA And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: Micheas the son of Jemla; but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.

YLT And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Yet — one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil — Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, 'Let not the king say so.'

Drby And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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

SLT And the king of Israel will say to Jehoshaphat, Yet one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I hated him, for he will not prophesy good concerning me, but evil, Micaiah, son of Imlah And Jehoshaphat will say, The king shall not say thus.

Wbstr And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(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 doeth/does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.)

KJB-1611 And the king of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man, (Micaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may enquire of the LORD; but I hate him, for he doth not prophesie good concerning me, but euill. And Iehoshaphat said, Let not the King say so.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the king of Israel sayde vnto Iehosaphat: There is yet one man (Michea the sonne of Iimla) by whom we may aske counsell of the Lorde: But I hate him, for he doth not prophecie good vnto me, but euyll. And Iehosaphat sayde: Let not the king say so.
(And the king of Israel said unto Yehosaphat: There is yet one man (Michea the son of Iimla) by whom we may ask council/counsel of the Lord: But I hate him, for he doeth/does not prophesy good unto me, but evil. And Yehosaphat said: Let not the king say so.)

Gnva And the King of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man (Michaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may aske counsel of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophecie good vnto me, but euill. And Iehoshaphat sayd, Let not the King say so.
(And the King of Israel said unto Yehoshaphat, There is yet one man (Michaiah the son of Imlah) by whom we may ask council/counsel of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth/does not prophesy good unto me, but evil. And Yehoshaphat said, Let not the King say so.)

Cvdl The kinge of Israel saide vnto Iosaphat Here is yet a man, one Micheas the sonne of Iemla, at whom we maye axe of the LORDE: but I hate him, for he prophecieth me no good, but euell. Iosaphat sayde: Let not the kynge saye so.
(The king of Israel said unto Yosaphat Here is yet a man, one Micheas the son of Yemla, at whom we may axe of the LORD: but I hate him, for he prophesieth/prophesies me no good, but evil. Yosaphat said: Let not the king say so.)

Wycl And the kyng of Israel seide to Josephat, O man, Mychee, sone of Hiemla, is left, bi whom we moun axe the Lord; but Y hate hym, for he prophesieth not good to me, but yuel. To whome Josephat seide, Kyng, spek thou not so.
(And the king of Israel said to Yosephat, Oh man, Mychee, son of Hiemla, is left, by whom we may/can axe the Lord; but I hate him, for he prophesieth/prophesies not good to me, but evil. To whom Yosephat said, King, spek thou/you not so.)

Luth Der König Israels sprach zu Josaphat: Es ist noch ein Mann, Micha, der Sohn Jemlas, von dem man den HErr’s fragen mag. Aber ich bin ihm gram; denn er weissaget mir kein Gutes, sondern eitel Böses. Josaphat sprach: Der König rede nicht also!
(The king Israel’s spoke to/for Yosaphat: It is still a man, Micha, the/of_the son Yemlas, from to_him man the LORD’s asks like. But I am him gram; because/than he prophesies(v) to_me no/not goodness/good_(person), rather vain evil(n). Yosaphat spoke: The king speak not also!)

ClVg Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat: Remansit vir unus per quem possumus interrogare Dominum: sed ego odi eum, quia non prophetat mihi bonum, sed malum: Michæas filius Jemla. Cui Josaphat ait: Ne loquaris ita, rex.
(And he_said king Israel to Yosaphat: Remansit man one through which we_can to_ask the_Master: but I odi him, because not/no prophesies to_me good, but evil: Michæas son Yemla. To_whom Yosaphat he_said: Don’t speak so/thus, king.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִ⁠דְרֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֵ⁠אֹת֜⁠וֹ וַ⁠אֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗י⁠ו כִּ֠י לֹֽא־יִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֥⁠י טוֹב֙ כִּ֣י אִם־רָ֔ע מִיכָ֖יְהוּ בֶּן־יִמְלָ֑ה וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל־יֹאמַ֥ר הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Ἰωσαφὰτ, εἷς ἐστιν ἀνὴρ εἰς τὸ ἐπερωτῆσαι δὀ αὐτοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἐγὼ μεμίσηκα αὐτὸν, ὄτι οὐ λαλεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ καλὰ, ἀλλʼ ἢ κακὰ, Μιχαίας υἱὸς Ἰεμβλαά· καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωσαφὰτ βασιλεὺς Ἰούδα, μὴ λεγέτω ὁ βασιλεὺς οὕτως.

BrTr And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is one man here for us to enquire of the Lord [fn]by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Michaias son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of Juda said, Let not the king say so.

Verse List for 1 KI 22:8

Verse List for 1 KI 22:8