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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- 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?”
- 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 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 14:65And 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.
- Jer 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.
- Jer 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.
- Matt 26:67–68Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- John 9:40–41And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
- 2 Chr 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.
- Mic 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.
- 1 Kgs 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.
- Isa 50:5–6The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
- Lam 3:30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
- 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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