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OET (OET-RV)The messenger who went to fetch Mikayah warned him, “Listen, the kingis pleased with what the other prophets agreed on. Just say the same as them and give a favourable message.”
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ πορευθεὶς τοῦ καλέσαι τὸν Μιχαίαν, ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ, λέγων, ἰδοὺ ἐλάλησαν οἱ προφῆται ἐν στόματι ἑνὶ ἀγαθὰ περὶ τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἔστωσαν δὴ οἱ λόγοι σου ὡς ἑνὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ λαλήσεις ἀγαθά. (Kai ho angelos ho poreutheis tou kalesai ton Miⱪaian, elalaʸsen autōi, legōn, idou elalaʸsan hoi profaʸtai en stomati heni agatha peri tou basileōs, kai estōsan daʸ hoi logoi sou hōs henos autōn, kai lalaʸseis agatha. )
BrTrAnd the messenger that went to call Michaias spoke to him, saying, Behold, the prophets have spoken favourably concerning the king with one mouth; let now, I pray thee, thy words be as the words of one of them, and do thou speak good things.
ULTAnd the messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets, one mouth, good to the king. And please let your word be as one from them, and speak good.”
USTThe messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are predicting the same thing. You had better do as they are doing!”
BSBThen the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
WEBBEThe messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”
NETNow the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!”
LSVAnd the messenger who has gone to call for Micaiah has spoken to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets [as] one mouth [are] good toward the king, and please let your word be like one of theirs: and you have spoken good.”
FBVThe messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “Look, all the prophets are unanimous in prophesying positively to the king. So please make sure to speak positively like them.”
T4TThe messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are unitedly predicting that the king will be successful in the battle. So be sure to agree with them and say that the king’s army will be successful!”
BBENow the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.
JPSAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.'
ASVAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
DRAAnd the messenger that went to call Micheas, said to him: Behold the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king: I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them, and speak thou also good success.
YLTAnd the messenger who hath gone to call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, 'Lo, the words of the prophets — one mouth — [are] good towards the king, and let, I pray thee, thy word be like one of theirs: and thou hast spoken good.'
DrbyAnd the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and declare good.
RVAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word, therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. (And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy/your word, therefore, I pray thee/you, be like one of theirs, and speak thou/you good. )
SLTAnd the messenger who went to call for Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets with one mouth good to the king; and now will thy word be as one of them, and speak good.
WbstrAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one consent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
KJB-1769And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.[fn] (And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy/your word therefore, I pray thee/you, be like one of theirs, and speak thou/you good. )
GnvaAnd the messenger that went to call Michaiah, spake to him, saying, Beholde, the wordes of the Prophets declare good to the King with one accord: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speake thou good. (And the messenger that went to call Michaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the Prophets declare good to the King with one accord: let thy/your word therefore, I pray thee/you, be like one of theirs, and speak thou/you good. )
ClVgNuntius autem qui ierat ad vocandum Michæam, ait illi: En verba omnium prophetarum uno ore bona regi annuntiant: quæso ergo te ut et sermo tuus ab eis non dissentiat, loquarisque prospera. (Nuntius however who ierat to vocandumMichæam, he_said them: En words of_all of_the_prophets one vocally good(s) to_rule annuntiant: quæso therefore you(sg) as and speech your away to_them not/no dissentiat, speakque prosperous. )
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Translate this man’s name the same as in [2 Chronicles 17:7](../17/07.md).
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(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who went to=call to,Micaiah he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! words_of the,prophets accord one(ms) good to/towards the=king and=let_it_be now word_of,your like=one from=them and,speak favourably )
Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
(Occurrence 0) the words of the prophets with one mouth are favorable to the king
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who went to=call to,Micaiah he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! words_of the,prophets accord one(ms) good to/towards the=king and=let_it_be now word_of,your like=one from=them and,speak favourably )
The prophets all saying the same thing is spoken of as if they all spoke with the same mouth. The phrase “the words of the prophets” represents the message that the prophets declare. Alternate translation: “the prophets all declare that good things will happen to the king”
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(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who went to=call to,Micaiah he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! words_of the,prophets accord one(ms) good to/towards the=king and=let_it_be now word_of,your like=one from=them and,speak favourably )
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
