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?”
Parallel translations
- 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?
- BSB 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?”
- 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 23:2The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
- Lam 3:30Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him; let him be filled full with reproach.
- Mic 5:1Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
- Mark 14:65Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
- Mark 15:19–20They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
- Jer 28:10–11Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and broke it.
- Isa 50:5–6The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.
- 1 Kgs 22:11Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘With these you will push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
- John 15:18If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
- Matt 26:68saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”
- Matt 5:39But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
- Matt 27:42–43“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
- 2 Chr 18:23–24Then 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?”
- Jer 29:26–27“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
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