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OET (OET-RV)Meanwhile the messenger who had gone to call Mikayehu told him, “Listen, please, all the other prophets agree together as they prophesy victory for the king. Please let yourmessage be similar to theirsandbe positive.”
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BrLXXΚαὶ ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ πορευθεὶς καλέσαι τὸν Μιχαίαν, ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ, λέγων, ἰδοὺ δὴ λαλοῦσι πάντες οἱ προφῆται ἐν στόματι ἐνὶ καλὰ περὶ τοῦ βασιλέως, γίνου δὴ καὶ σὺ εἰς τοὺς λόγους σου κατὰ τοὺς λόγους ἑνὸς τούτων, καὶ λάλησον καλά. (Kai ho angelos ho poreutheis kalesai ton Miⱪaian, elalaʸsen autōi, legōn, idou daʸ lalousi pantes hoi profaʸtai en stomati eni kala peri tou basileōs, ginou daʸ kai su eis tous logous sou kata tous logous henos toutōn, kai lalaʸson kala. )
BrTrAnd the messenger that went to call Michaias spoke to him, saying, Behold now, all the prophets speak with one mouth good concerning the king, let now thy words be like the words of one of them, and speak good things.
ULTAnd the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, please, the words of the prophets as one mouth are good for the king. Please let your word be like the one word from them and speak good.”
USTMeanwhile, the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are predicting that the king’s army will defeat the Arameans. So be sure that you agree with them and say what will be favorable.”
BSBThen the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
OEBAnd the messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, ‘See, now the prophets have with one consent promised good fortune for the king; therefore speak the same as they all do and prophesy good fortune.’
WEBBEThe messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “See now, the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, 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 Micaiah has spoken to him, saying, “Now behold, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, [are] good toward the king; please let your word be as the word of one of them—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.”
T4TMeanwhile, the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen to me! All the other prophets are predicting that the king’s army will defeat the Syrians. So be sure that you agree with them and say ◄what will be favorable/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 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 thou good.'
ASVAnd the messenger that went 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 thou good.
DRAAnd the messenger, that went to call Micheas, spoke to him, saying: Behold the words of the prophets with one month declare good things to the king: let thy word therefore be like to theirs, and speak that which is good.
YLTAnd the messenger who hath gone to call Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, 'Lo, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, [are] good towards the king; let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word of one of them — and thou hast spoken good.'
DrbyAnd the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.
RVAnd the messenger that went 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 thou good. (And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy/your word, I pray thee/you, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou/you good. )
SLTAnd the messenger who went to call Micaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets of one mouth good to the king: will thy words now be according to the word of one of them, and speak thou good?
WbstrAnd the messenger that went to call Micaiah, spoke to him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good to 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.
KJB-1769And 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 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/your word, I pray thee/you, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. )
KJB-1611And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah, spake vnto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good vnto the King with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, bee like the word of one of them, and speake that which is good. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
GnvaAnd the messenger that was gone to call Michaiah spake vnto him, saying, Beholde now, the wordes of the prophets declare good vnto the King with one accorde: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like the worde of one of them, and speake thou good. (And the messenger that was gone to call Michaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the King with one accorde: let thy/your word therefore, I pray thee/you, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou/you good. )
ClVgNuntius vero qui ierat ut vocaret Michæam, locutus est ad eum, dicens: Ecce sermones prophetarum ore uno regi bona prædicant: sit ergo sermo tuus similis eorum, et loquere bona. (Nuntius indeed/however who ierat as vocaretMichæam, spoke it_is to him, saying: Behold conversations of_the_prophets vocally one to_rule good(s) beforedicant: let_it_be therefore speech your similar their, and speak good(s). )
22:13-14The messenger who went to get Micaiah warned that he had better agree with the false prophets. However, Micaiah promised only that he would faithfully deliver the Lord’s word (see Num 22:38; 24:13).
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who gone to=call Mīkāyəhū he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! now words_of the,prophets mouth one(ms) good to/towards the=king let_it_be now word_of,your like,word_of one from=them and,speak favourably )
Alternate translation: “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you”
the words of the prophets declare good things to the king with one mouth
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who gone to=call Mīkāyəhū he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! now words_of the,prophets mouth one(ms) good to/towards the=king let_it_be now word_of,your like,word_of 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. Alternate translation: “the prophets all declare the same good things to the king”
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,messenger which/who gone to=call Mīkāyəhū he/it_had_said to=him/it to=say see/lo/see! now words_of the,prophets mouth one(ms) good to/towards the=king let_it_be now word_of,your like,word_of one from=them and,speak favourably )
Here the word “them” refers to “the words of the prophets.” Alternate translation: “let what you say agree with what they have said”
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.
