KJV King James Version
Then 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?
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2 Chronicles 18:23
Then 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?
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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 upon 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 cometh nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, ‘Where is this—the way the Spirit of Jehovah passed over from me to speak with thee?’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 18
20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And [the LORD] said, Thou shalt entice [him], and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do [even] so.
22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
23 Then 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?
24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
26 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 return in peace.
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וַיִּגַּשׁ֙H5066 · na.gashto approach: approachצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּH6667 · tsid.qiy.yahZedekiahבֶֽן־H1121 · benson: childכְּנַעֲנָ֔הH3668 · ke.na.a.nahChenaanahוַיַּ֥ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִיכָ֖יְהוּH4321 · mi.kha.ye.huMicaiahעַל־H5921 · aluponהַלֶּ֑חִיH3895 · le.chiLehiוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵ֣יH335 · aywhere?זֶ֤הH2088 · zehthisהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870 · de.rekhway: conductעָבַ֧רH5674 · a.varto passרֽוּחַ־H7307 · ru.achspiritיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDמֵאִתִּ֖יH854 · etwithלְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֹתָֽךְ׃H854 · etwith
Cross-references
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.Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD.Lamentations 3:30He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.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.2 Chronicles 18:10And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.Isaiah 50:5-6The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.Matthew 26:67-68Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote [him] with the palms of their hands,1 Kings 22:23-25Now 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.John 9:40-41And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?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.Acts 23:2-3And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.John 18:22-23And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
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