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1 Kings 22:16

1 Kings 22:16
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?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he saith, hear thou therefore the word of the Lord,.... Since he had represented what he had said as proceeding from hatred to him, he would make it clear and plain that what he had said was the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 22:15-28

Here Micaiah does well, but, as is common, suffers ill for so doing.

I. We are told how faithfully he delivered his message, as one that was more solicitous to please God than to humour either the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

How many times shall I adjure thee It would seem from this that Ahab on former occasions had consulted Micaiah, and been dissatisfied with his answers.

that thou tell me nothing butthat which is true…