American Standard Version
"And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah? "
— 1 Kings 22:16, American Standard Version
“And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?”
“The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?"”
“The king said to him,“How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?””
“But the king said to him: I adjure thee again and again, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true, in the name of the Lord.”
“Then the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?”
“And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?”
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 word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good.
And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
And 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.
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
And 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.