Verse 7

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.

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.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'

• biblecontext

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• 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.

• 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 men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
• John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify of it that its works are evil.
• John 15:18-19 : 18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
• John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which no other man did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
• Acts 20:26-27 : 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.
• Gal 4:16 : 16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• 1 Kgs 18:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?
• 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
• 1 Kgs 20:42-43 : 42 And he said to him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
• 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
• 2 Kgs 9:22 : 22 And it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
• 2 Chr 18:13 : 13 And Micaiah said, As the LORD lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
• Ps 34:21 : 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and those who hate the righteous shall be desolate.
• Ps 55:3 : 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
• Ps 69:14 : 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
• Prov 9:8 : 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
• Prov 29:10 : 10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright; but the just seek his life.
• Isa 30:10 : 10 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Jer 38:4 : 4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beg you, let this man be put to death; for he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but the harm.
• Ezek 3:17-19 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
• Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
• Mic 2:7 : 7 O you who are named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly?
• Mark 6:18-19 : 18 For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife. 19 Therefore Herodias held a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him; but she could not:
• Mark 6:27 : 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,