1 Kings 22:16 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?`

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?

English Amplified

And the king said to him, How many times must I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the king said to him, How many times must I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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?”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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?

English EASY 2024

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!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But Ahab answered, "How many times do I have to tell you? Tell me the truth. What does the Lord say!"

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

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?"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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?"

English KJV 1611

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?

Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The king said to him, “How many times must I admonish you to tell me only the truth in the name of the Lord?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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."

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?"

English NKJ 1982

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?”

But the king replied sharply, "How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth when you speak for the LORD?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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?"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“How many times must I tell you to speak only what the Lord tells you to?“ the king demanded.

English Tyndale 1537

And the king said unto him, how often shall I adjure thee, that thou tell me nothing but truth, in the name of the LORD?