2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 17

2 Chronicles 18:17

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
2 Chronicles 18:17, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:17 in other translations

BSBThen the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
WEBThe king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
ASVAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
YLTAnd the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, ‘Did I not say unto thee, He doth not prophesy concerning me good, but rather of evil?'
DARBYAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?
BBEAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?
WebsterAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good to me, but evil?

2 Chronicles 18:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
הֲלֹא֙ha.Lo'¿ notH3808
אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tidid I sayH559
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'he prophesiesH5012
עָלַ֛י'a.Laion meH5921
ט֖וֹבTovgoodH2896
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
לְרָֽע\׃\ \סle.Ra'<to> evilH7451

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:17

  • Jeremiah 43:2-3

    Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:7

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

  • Proverbs 29:1

    He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • 1 Kings 22:18

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Did I not tell.
7; 1Ki 22:18; Pr 29:1; Jer 43:2,3
but evil. or, but for evil.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:16

    Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:17

    And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:18

    Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

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2 Chronicles 18:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey de Israel dijo á Josaphat: ¿No te había yo dicho que no me profetizaría bien, sino mal?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi d’Israël dit à Josaphat: Ne t’ai-je pas dit qu’il ne prophétise pas du bien à mon égard, mais du mal?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König von Israel sprach zu Josaphat: Habe ich dir nicht gesagt: er weissagt nichts Gutes über mich, sondern nur Böses?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait rex Israël ad Josaphat: Nonne dixi tibi quod non prophetaret iste mihi quidquam boni, sed ea quæ mala sunt?