KJV King James Version
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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1 Kings 22:24
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
WEB World English Bible
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?”
ASV American Standard Version
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah draweth nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, ‘Where is this—he hath passed over—the Spirit of Jehovah—from me to speak with thee?’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 22
21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
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וַיִּגַּשׁ֙H5066 · na.gashto approach: approachצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּH6667 · tsid.qiy.yahZedekiahבֶֽן־H1121 · benson: childכְּנַעֲנָ֔הH3668 · ke.na.a.nahChenaanahוַיַּכֶּ֥הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִיכָ֖יְהוּH4321 · mi.kha.ye.huMicaiahעַל־H5921 · aluponהַלֶּ֑חִיH3895 · le.chiLehiוַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵי־H335 · aywhere?זֶ֨הH2088 · zehthisעָבַ֧רH5674 · a.varto passרֽוּחַ־H7307 · ru.achspiritיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמֵאִתִּ֖יH854 · etwithלְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאוֹתָֽךְ׃H854 · etwith
Cross-references
Acts 23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.Micah 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.Lamentations 3:30He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.2 Chronicles 18:23-24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?Jeremiah 28:10-11Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.Matthew 26:68Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?Mark 14:65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.Isaiah 50:5-6The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.John 15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.Matthew 27:42-43He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.Mark 15:19-20And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.Matthew 5:39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.John 15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.Jeremiah 29:26-27The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man [that is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
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