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?”
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- 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 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?
- NKJV Then 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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Zedekiah strikes Micaiah and sarcastically demands to know how Yahweh's Spirit left him to speak through Micaiah.
Overview
The false prophet responds to truth with violence and mockery, claiming the Spirit for himself. His indignation shows how deeply men resist the word that condemns them. Persecution of the faithful messenger is the world's familiar answer to God's truth.
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- 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.
- Jer 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- 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.
- Matt 26:67–68Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
- John 9:40–41Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
- 2 Chr 18:10Now 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.’”
- 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.
- 1 Kgs 22:23–25So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
- Isa 50:5–6The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- Lam 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
- Acts 23:2–3At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- John 18:22–23When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
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