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1 Kings 22:8

King James Version (KJV)

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

Translations

1 Kings 22:8 - Amplified Bible

[Ahab] king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say that.

1 Kings 22:8 - American Standard Version

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

1 Kings 22:8 - Bible in Basic English

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

1 Kings 22:8 - Darby Bible

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

1 Kings 22:8 - English Standard Version

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."

1 Kings 22:8 - King James Version

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

1 Kings 22:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: Todavìa queda un hombre por medio de quien podemos consultar al SEÑOR, pero lo aborrezco, porque no profetiza lo bueno en cuanto a mì, sino lo malo. Es Micaìas, hijo de Imla. Pero Josafat dijo: No hable el rey asì.

1 Kings 22:8 - The Message

The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, "As a matter of fact, there is still one such man. But I hate him. He never preaches anything good to me, only doom, doom, doom—Micaiah son of Imlah."    "The king shouldn’t talk about a prophet like that," said Jehoshaphat.

1 Kings 22:8 - New American Standard Bible

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. {He is} Micaiah son of Imlah." But Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."

1 Kings 22:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: "Todavìa queda un hombre por medio de quien podemos consultar al SEÑOR, pero lo aborrezco, porque no profetiza lo bueno en cuanto a mì, sino lo malo. Es Micaìas, hijo de Imla." Pero Josafat dijo: "No hable el rey asì."

1 Kings 22:8 - World English Bible

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, "Don`t let the king say so."

1 Kings 22:8 - Young's Living Translation

And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;` and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not the king say so.`

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