2 Chronicles 18:15

“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?”

"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?" - 2 Chronicles 18:15
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What does 2 Chronicles 18:15 mean?

2 Chronicles 18:15 (KJV) reads: "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?" This verse is part of the larger story of the alliance between King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, as…

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The Pursuit of Truth: A Divine Imperative

In the annals of biblical history, few encounters portray the tension between truth and falsehood more poignantly than that captured in 2 Chronicles 18:15. The King of Israel poses an earnest question to the prophet Micaiah, asking, "How many times shall I adjure thee that thou…

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A Prayer for Truth in Leadership

O Lord Most High, King of Glory, we come before You today, our hearts yearning for Your divine revelation and guidance in our lives and our leadership. We humbly bow before Your throne, just as the king in 2 Chronicles 18:15 cried out, “How many times shall I adjure thee that…

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2 Chronicles 18:15 - "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?"
2 Chronicles 15:18 - "¶ And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels."
2 Chronicles 18:9
2 Chronicles 18:9
1 Chronicles 18:15 - "And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder."
2 Chronicles 20:18
1 Chronicles 2:15 - "Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:"
2 Chronicles 4:15 - "One sea, and twelve oxen under it."
2 Kings 15:15 - "And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Kings 14:18 - "And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 15:1 - "And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:"
2 Chronicles 21:18 - "¶ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease."
2 Chronicles 18:1 - "Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab."
1 Chronicles 18:2 - "And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts."
2 Chronicles 15:19 - "And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa."
2 Chronicles 15:14 - "And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets."
"¶ And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels." - 2 Chronicles 15:18
2 Chronicles 17:15 - "And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand."
2 Chronicles 17:18 - "And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war."
2 Chronicles 18:6 - "But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"
2 Chronicles 18:28 - "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead."
2 Kings 15:11 - "And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
1 Chronicles 15:18 - "And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters."
2 Chronicles 18:13 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak."
"And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder." - 1 Chronicles 18:15
2 Chronicles 15:12 - "And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;"
2 Kings 15:6 - "And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 15:10 - "So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa."
2 Chronicles 18:8 - "And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla."