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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Μιχαίας, οὐχ οὕτως· οὐκ ἐγώ· ἄκουε ῥῆμα Κυρίου· οὐχ οὕτως. Εἶδον Θεὸν Ἰσραὴλ καθήμενον ἐπὶ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ στρατιὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ εἱστήκει περὶ αὐτὸν ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων αὐτοῦ. (Kai eipe Miⱪaias, ouⱪ houtōs; ouk egō; akoue ɽaʸma Kuriou; ouⱪ houtōs. Eidon Theon Israaʸl kathaʸmenon epi thronou autou, kai pasa haʸ stratia tou ouranou heistaʸkei peri auton ek dexiōn autou kai ex euōnumōn autou. )
BrTrAnd Michaias said, Not so, it is not I: hear the word of the Lord; it is not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left.
ULTAnd he said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of the heavens standing beside him from his right and from his left.
USTBut Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! In a vision I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven surrounding him, on his right side and on his left side.
BSB § Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
OEBAnd Michaiah said, ‘Therefore hear the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
WEBBEMicaiah said, “Therefore hear the LORD’s word. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
NETMicaiah said, “That being the case, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.
LSVAnd he says, “Therefore, hear a word of YHWH! I have seen YHWH sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left;
FBVMicaiah went on to say, “So listen to what the Lord says. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, surrounded by the whole army of heaven standing to his right and to his left.
T4TBut Micaiah continued, saying, “Listen to what Yahweh showed to me! In a vision I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, with all the armies of heaven surrounding him, on his right side and on his left side.
LEBAnd he[fn] said, “Therefore, hear the word of Yahweh. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne with all the hosts of heaven standing beside him from his right hand and from his left hand.
BBEAnd he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.
JPSAnd he said: 'Therefore hear thou the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on his left.
ASVAnd Micaiah said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
DRAAnd he added and said: Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on the right hand and on the left:
YLTAnd he saith, 'Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah; I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left;
DrbyAnd he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;
RVAnd he said, Therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
WbstrAnd he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
KJB-1769And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. (And he said, Hear thou/you therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. )
KJB-1611And he said, Heare thou therefore the word of the LORD: I sawe the LORD sitting on his Throne, and all the hoste of heauen standing by him, on his right hand and on his left. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
BshpsAnd he sayd againe: Heare thou therefore the word of the Lorde. I sawe the Lord sit on his seate, and all the hoast of heauen stoode about him on his right hande and on his left. (And he said again: Hear thou/you therefore the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sit on his seat, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left.)
GnvaAgaine he said, Heare thou therefore the worde of the Lord. I sawe the Lord sit on his throne, and all the hoste of heauen stood about him on his right hand and on his left hand. (Again he said, Hear thou/you therefore the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sit on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left hand. )
CvdlHe sayde: Heare now therfore the worde of the LORDE: I sawe the LORDE syt vpon his seate, and all the hoost of heauen stodinge by him at his righte hande & at his lefte. (He said: Hear now therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sit upon his seat, and all the host of heaven standing by him at his righte hand and at his left.)
WyclSotheli thilke Mychee addide, and seide, Therefore here thou the word of the Lord; Y siy the Lord sittynge on his trone, and Y siy al the oost of heuene stondynge nyy hym, on the riyt side and on the left side. (Truly that Mychee addide, and said, Therefore here thou/you the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and I saw all the oost of heaven stondynge nigh/near him, on the right side and on the left side.)
LuthEr sprach: Darum höre nun das Wort des HErr’s. Ich sah den HErr’s sitzen auf seinem Stuhl und alles himmlische Heer neben ihm stehen zu seiner Rechten und Linken. (He spoke: Therefore listen now the Wort the LORD’s. I saw the LORD’s sit on his Stuhl and all/everything himmlische Heer next_to him stehen to his lawen and Linken.)
ClVgIlle vero addens, ait: Propterea audi sermonem Domini: vidi Dominum sedentem super solium suum, et omnem exercitum cæli assistentem ei a dextris et a sinistris:[fn] (Ille vero addens, he_said: That's_why listen conversation Domini: I_saw Dominum sedentem over solium his_own, and omnem exercitum cæli assistentem to_him from on_the_right and from sinistris: )
22.19Vidi Dominum, etc. RAB. Solium Domini angelicæ potestates, quarum mentibus Deus præsidens inferius cuncta disponit. Exercitus cœli ministrantium angelorum multitudo: dextera pars angelorum electa, sinistra pars reproba. Neque enim dextera concluditur Deus, neque sinistra: qui ita est intra omnia, ut sit et extra. Sed quomodo mali de exercitu cœli? Quia quamvis ab æthereo cœlo pulsi, adhuc tamen in æreo demorantur cœlo; unde Paulus: Contra spiritualia nequitiæ in cœlestibus Ephes. 6.. Omnis exercitus assistit Deo, quia et voluntas electorum spirituum divinæ deseruit potestati, et reproborum sensus suæ serviens malitiæ, judicio Omnipotentis obtemperat.
22.19Vidi Dominum, etc. RAB. Solium Master angelicæ potestates, quarum mentibus God præsidens inferius cuncta disponit. Exercitus cœli ministrantium angelorum multitudo: dextera pars angelorum electa, sinistra pars reproba. Neither because dextera concluditur God, nor sinistra: who ita it_is intra everything, as let_it_be and extra. But how mali about exercitu cœli? Because quamvis away æthereo cœlo pulsi, adhuc tamen in æreo demorantur cœlo; whence Paulus: Contra spiritualia nequitiæ in cœlestibus Ephes. 6.. Everyone exercitus assistit Deo, because and voluntas electorum spirituum divinæ deseruit potestati, and reproborum sensus suæ serviens malitiæ, yudicio Omnipotentis obtemperat.
22:19-23 Micaiah explained that God had allowed a lying spirit of prophecy to mislead Ahab to bring about his death. In his sovereignty, God used the counsel of Ahab’s false prophets to accomplish his will.
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.
