1 Kings 22:16

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but [that which is] true in the name of the LORD?

And the king {H4428} said {H559} unto him, How many times {H6471} shall I adjure {H7650} thee that thou tell {H1696} me nothing but that which is true {H571} in the name {H8034} of the LORD {H3068}?

The king said to him, "How many times do I have to warn you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of ADONAI?"

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 1 Samuel 14:24

    ¶ And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed [be] the man that eateth [any] food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted [any] food.

  • Jeremiah 42:3

    That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

  • Jeremiah 42:6

    Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

  • Mark 5:7

    And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

  • Acts 19:13

    ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:15

    And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?

  • Joshua 6:26

    And Joshua adjured [them] at that time, saying, Cursed [be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates of it.

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