2 Chronicles 18:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?””
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“But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 18:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
- 1 Kings 22:16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
- Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
- Acts 19:13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
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