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OET (OET-RV)When he got to King Ahav, the king asked him, “Mikayehu, should we attackRamot-Gilead, or not?” ¶ “Go ahead and be successful,” he replied, “and Yahweh will give it back to the king.”
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΚαὶ ἦλθε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεὺς, Μιχαία, εἰ ἀναβῶ εἰς Ῥεμμὰθ Γαλαὰδ εἰς πόλεμον, ἢ ἐπισχῶ; καὶ εἶπεν, ἀνάβαινε, καὶ εὐοδώσει Κύριος εἰς χεῖρα τοῦ βασιλέως. (Kai aʸlthe pros ton basilea; kai eipen autōi ho basileus, Miⱪaia, ei anabō eis Ɽemmath Galaʼad eis polemon, aʸ episⱪō; kai eipen, anabaine, kai euodōsei Kurios eis ⱪeira tou basileōs. )
BrTrAnd he came to the king: and the king said to him, Michaias, shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and he said, Go up, and the Lord shall [fn]deliver it into the hand of the king.
ULTAnd he came to the king, and the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth Gilead to war, or should we refrain?” And he said to him, “Go up and be successful, and Yahweh will give into the hand of the king.”
USTWhen Micaiah came to Ahab, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to fight against the people of Ramoth, or not?” ¶ Micaiah replied, “Of course you should go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
BSB When Micaiah arrived the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” § “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied“for the LORD will deliver [it] into the hand of the king.”
MSB When Micaiah arrived the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” § “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied“for the LORD will deliver [it] into the hand of the king.”
OEBAnd when he came to the king, the king said to him, ‘Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth in Gilead to fight or shall we forbear?’ And he answered him, ‘Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king!’
WEBBEWhen he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?” ¶ He answered him, “Go up and prosper; and the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
NETWhen he came before the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him, “Attack! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king.”
LSVAnd he comes to the king, and the king says to him, “Micaiah, do we go to Ramoth-Gilead, to battle, or do we refrain?” And he says to him, “Go up, and prosper, and YHWH has given [it] into the hand of the king.”
FBVWhen he came before the king, the king asked him, “Should we go up and attack Ramoth-gilead, or should we not?” ¶ “Yes, go ahead and be victorious,” Micaiah replied, “for the Lord will give it into the king's hand.”[fn]
22:15Perhaps Micaiah is using a sarcastic repetition of the other prophets, leading Ahab to respond as he does in the next verse.
T4TWhen Micaiah came to Ahab, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to fight against the people of Ramoth, or not?” ¶ Micaiah replied, “Sure, go! Yahweh will enable your army to defeat them!”
BBEWhen he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
JPSAnd when he was come to the king, the king said unto him: 'Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?' And he answered him: 'Go up, and prosper; and the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.'
ASVAnd when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.
DRASo he came to the king, and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall we forbear? He answered him: Go up, and prosper, and the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hands.
YLTAnd he cometh in unto the king, and the king saith unto him, 'Micaiah, do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead, to battle, or do we forbear?' and he saith unto him, 'Go up, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given [it] into the hand of the king.'
DrbyAnd he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he said to him, Go up, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the hand of the king.
RVAnd when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up, and prosper; and the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
SLTAnd he will come to the king, and the king will say to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to war, or shall we desist? And he will say to him, Go up, and prosper: and Jehovah gave into the hand of the king.
WbstrSo he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.
KJB-1769¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead 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.
KJB-1611¶ So he came to the king, and the king sayd vnto him, Micaiah, shall wee goe against Ramoth Gilead to battell, or shall we forbeare? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliuer it into the hand of the king. (¶ So he came to the king, and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against RamothGileadtobattle,orshallweforbear?Andheansweredhim,Go,andprosper:fortheLORDshalldeliveritintothehandoftheking.)
GnvaSo he came to the King, and the King said vnto him, Michaiah, shall we go against Ramoth Gilead to battel, or shall we leaue off? And he answered him, Goe vp, and prosper: and the Lord shall deliuer it into the hand of the King. (So he came to the King, and the King said unto him, Michaiah, shall we go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we leave off? And he answered him, Go up, and prosper: and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the King. )
ClVgVenit itaque ad regem, et ait illi rex: Michæa, ire debemus in Ramoth Galaad ad præliandum, an cessare? Cui ille respondit: Ascende, et vade prospere, et tradet eam Dominus in manus regis. (He_came therefore to the_king, and he_said them king: Michæa, ire debemus in/into/on Ramoth Galaad to battlesndum, an to_cease? To_whom he answered: Ascende, and go prospere, and tradet her Master in/into/on hands king. )
22:15-16 The word sarcastically does not occur in the Hebrew text; the NLT simply makes explicit what Ahab sensed in Micaiah’s tone of voice (18:27; Job 12:1-2; 16:2).
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.
