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?”
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
- KJV 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?
- NKJV Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to speak to you?”
- NASB Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek; and he said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
- NLT Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.
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Quick answer
Zedekiah strikes Micaiah and mocks him, demanding to know how Yahweh's Spirit left him to speak through Micaiah instead.
Overview
The false prophet responds to truth with violence and sarcasm, claiming the Spirit's authority for himself. His blow echoes the way God's true messengers are often abused by those who resent their message. It foreshadows the striking and mocking endured by the prophets and ultimately by Christ (Isaiah 50:6; Matthew 26:67).
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- Acts 23:2At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- Lam 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
- Mic 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
- Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- Mark 15:19–20They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- Jer 28:10–11Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
- Isa 50:5–6The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- 1 Kgs 22:11Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
- John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- Matt 26:68and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”
- Matt 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
- Matt 27:42–43“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- 2 Chr 18:23–24Then 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?”
- Jer 29:26–27‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
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