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2 Chronicles 18:15
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KJ21
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?”
ASV
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?
AMP
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I warn you (make you swear an oath) to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
AMPC
And the king said to him, How many times shall I warn you to tell nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
BRG
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?
CSB
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?”
CSBA
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? ’
CEB
But the king said, “How many times must I demand that you tell me the truth when you speak in the Lord’s name?”
CJB
The king said to him, “How many times do I have to warn you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of Adonai?”
CEV
Ahab shouted, “Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth! What does the Lord really say?”
DARBY
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?
DRA
And the king said: I adjure thee again and again to say nothing but the truth to me, in the name of the Lord.
ERV
But Ahab answered, “How many times do I have to tell you? Tell me the truth. What does the Lord say?”
EASY
Then King Ahab said to Micaiah, ‘I have already told you many times to tell me only what is true! You must promise to do this in the name of the Lord!’
EHV
The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to me that you will tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
ESV
But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
ESVUK
But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
EXB
But Ahab said to Micaiah, “How many times ·do I have to tell you [must I make you swear] to speak only the truth to me in the name of the Lord?” [C Micaiah’s tone was likely sarcastic.]
GNV
And the King said to him, How oft shall I charge thee, that thou tell me nothing but the truth in the Name of the Lord?
GW
The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in the Lord’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?”
GNT
But Ahab replied, “When you speak to me in the name of the Lord, tell the truth! How many times do I have to tell you that?”
HCSB
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 Yahweh?”
ICB
King Ahab said to Micaiah, “Tell me only the truth by the power of the Lord. How many times do I have to tell you this?”
ISV
When he heard this, the king asked him, “How many times do I have to ask you? Tell me nothing but the truth, and do it in the name of the Lord!”
JUB
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?
KJV
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?
AKJV
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?
LSB
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
LEB
But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak nothing except the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
TLB
“Look here,” the king said sharply, “how many times must I tell you to speak nothing except what the Lord tells you to?”
MSG
“Not so fast,” said the king. “How many times have I made you promise under oath to tell me the truth and nothing but the truth?”
MEV
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I cause you to swear that you speak to me only truth in the name of the Lord?”
NOG
The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in Yahweh’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?”
NABRE
But the king answered him, “How many times must I adjure you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NASB
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NASB1995
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NCB
However, the king said to him: “How many times must I demand that you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NCV
But Ahab said to Micaiah, “How many times do I have to tell you to speak only the truth to me in the name of the Lord?”
NET
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?”
NIRV
The king said to him, “I’ve made you promise to tell the truth many times before. So don’t tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord.”
NIV
The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NIVUK
The king said to him, ‘How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?’
NKJV
So the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NLV
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I tell you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NLT
But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the Lord?”
NRSVA
But the king said to him, ‘How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?’
NRSVACE
But the king said to him, ‘How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?’
NRSVCE
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
NRSVUE
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
OJB
And HaMelech said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the emes to me in the Shem of Hashem?
RGT
And the king said to him, “How often shall I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the Name of the LORD?”
RSV
But the king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
RSVCE
But the king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
TLV
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the Name of Adonai?”
VOICE
Ahab: How many times must I persuade you to tell me nothing but the truth when you claim to use the authority of the Eternal?
WEB
The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
WYC
And the king said to him, Again and again I charge thee, that thou speak not to me no but that that is sooth in the name of the Lord.
YLT
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?'
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