Verse 7

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man we can inquire of the LORD through, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat said, 'The king should not say such things.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Israels konge sa til Jehosafat: 'Det er enda en mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, for han sier alltid noe ondt om meg. Han er Mika, sønn av Jimla.' Men Jehosafat sa: 'La ikke kongen si slik.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Israels konge sa til Josafat: «Det er enda en mann ved hvem vi kan spørre Herren: men jeg hater ham; for han profeterer aldri godt om meg, men alltid ondt. Dette er Mika, sønn av Jimla.» Og Josafat sa: «La ikke kongen si slik.»

• Norsk King James

  Kongen av Israel sa til Jehosjafat: «Det finnes én til, som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg liker ham ikke, for han har aldri profetert noe godt for meg, bare dårlig: han er Mikaiah, Imlas sønn.» Jehosjafat svarte: «La ikke kongen si det slik.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Israels konge svarte Josjafat: Det finnes én mann til, ved hvem vi kan spørre Herren, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt for meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, Jimlas sønn. Men Josjafat sa: Kongen må ikke si slik!

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Israels konge svarte Jehoshafat: 'Det er fortsatt en mann vi kan spørre Herren til råd fra, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt om meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla.' Og Jehoshafat sa: 'Kongen må ikke si slik.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det er ennå én mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt til meg, bare ondt: Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Og Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si det.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Israels konge svarte: «Det finnes én mann til som vi kan spørre HERREN om, men jeg misliker ham; han har aldri forutsagt noe godt for meg, kun undergang. Han er Mikaia, Imlas sønn.» Jehoshaphat sa: «La ikke kongen si så.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det er ennå én mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt til meg, bare ondt: Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Og Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si det.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Israels konge svarte Josjafat: «Det er enda én mann, Mika, sønn av Jimla, som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom. Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, bare ondt.» Josjafat sa: «Kongen må ikke si slikt.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Israels konge svarte Josjafat: 'Ennå er det én mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer godt om meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, Imlas sønn.' Josjafat sa: 'Kongen må ikke si slik.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Israels Konge sagde til Josaphat: (Her er) endnu en Mand, ved hvem man kan spørge Herren ad, — men jeg, jeg hader ham, fordi han spaaer ikke Godt over mig, men alle sine Dage Ondt — det er Michæas, Jimlas Søn; og Josaphat sagde: Kongen sige ikke saa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Israels konge svarte Josjafat: Det er ennå én mann gjennom hvem vi kan spørre Herren, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri godt for meg, bare ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Og Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si slikt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Israels konge sa til Josafat: Det er ennå en mann ved hvem vi kan spørre Herren, men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri godt om meg, men alltid ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Josafat sa: La ikke kongen si så.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Israels konge sa til Jehoshaphat: 'Det er enda én mann som vi kan spørre Herren ved, men jeg hater ham, for han spår ikke godt for meg, men alltid ondt. Det er Mika, sønn av Imla.' Og Jehoshaphat sa: 'La ikke kongen si så.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det er ennå én mann som vi kan spørre Herren gjennom: Men jeg hater ham, for han profeterer aldri noe godt om meg, alltid ondt: Det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Og Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si så.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Israels konge sa til Josjafat: Det er fortsatt én mann som vi kan få råd fra Herren gjennom, men jeg liker ham ikke, for han har aldri vært en profet til godt for meg, men bare til ondt: det er Mika, sønn av Jimla. Og Josjafat sa: La ikke kongen si så.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The kynge of Israel sayde vnto Iosaphat: There is yet one man, at whom we maye axe of ye LORDE: but I hate him, for he prophecieth me no good, but allwaye euell, namely Micheas the sonne of Iemla. Iosaphat sayde: Let not the kynge saye so.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King of Israel sayd vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whome wee may aske counsell of the Lorde, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophesie good vnto me, but alway euil: it is Michaiah the sonne of Imla. Then Iehoshaphat said, Let not the King say so.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king of Israel said vnto Iehosaphat: There is yet one man by who we may aske the Lorde: but I hate him, for he neuer prophecieth me good, but alway euill, and the same is Michea the sonne of Iemla. And Iehosaphat sayde, Let not the king say so.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same [is] Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. Jehoshaphat said, Don't let the king say so.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Still -- one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I -- I have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his days of evil, he `is' Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not the king say so.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah: but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla." Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will– But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster–Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things!”

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
• John 7:7 : 7 'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'
• John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. But you do not belong to the world, for I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
• John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
• Acts 20:26-27 : 26 Therefore, I testify to you today that I am innocent of the blood of everyone. 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
• Gal 4:16 : 16 So now, have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets, hidden them in two caves in groups of fifty, and provided them with bread and water.
• 1 Kgs 18:17 : 17 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"
• 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He replied, 'I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to take my life.'
• 1 Kgs 20:42-43 : 42 The prophet said to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you released a man I had determined should die, it will be your life for his life, and your people for his people.' 43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.
• 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 Ahab said to Elijah, 'So, have you found me, my enemy?' 'I have found you,' he answered, 'because you have devoted yourself to doing evil in the eyes of the LORD.'
• 2 Kgs 9:22 : 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, 'Do you come in peace, Jehu?' Jehu replied, 'How can there be peace as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?'
• 2 Chr 18:13 : 13 But Micaiah said, 'As surely as the LORD lives, I will say whatever my God says to me.'
• Ps 34:21 : 21 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.
• Ps 55:3 : 3 Pay attention to me and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am distraught.
• Ps 69:14 : 14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Lord, at an acceptable time. God, in your abundant love, answer me with your salvation, which is sure.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.
• Prov 29:10 : 10 Bloodthirsty men hate the blameless, but the upright seek to preserve their life.
• Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then they said, 'Come, let's devise plans against Jeremiah, for instruction won't vanish from the priest, counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let's attack him with our words, and let's not pay attention to anything he says.'
• Jer 38:4 : 4 The officials said to the king, "This man must be put to death, because he is discouraging the soldiers who remain in the city and all the people by speaking these words to them. He is not seeking the welfare of this people, but only their harm."
• Ezek 3:17-19 : 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.
• Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.
• Mic 2:7 : 7 House of Jacob, is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these His deeds? Do not my words do good to those who do right?
• Mark 6:18-19 : 18 John had been telling Herod, 'It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.' 19 So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but she was unable to do so.
• Mark 6:27 : 27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,