1 Kings 22:28

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“But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!””

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BSBPD

“But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Micaiah saith, `If thou at all return in peace--Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith, `Hear, O peoples, all of them.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 22:28 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 16:29If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.
  2. Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
  3. Deuteronomy 18:22When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
  4. 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  5. 1 Kings 18:36At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  6. 2 Kings 1:10Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  7. 2 Kings 1:12Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  8. 2 Chronicles 18:27But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
  9. Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
  10. Jeremiah 28:7Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
  11. Jeremiah 28:8The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.
  12. Amos 3:1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
  13. Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
  14. Mark 7:14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
  15. Mark 12:37David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
  16. Acts 13:10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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