2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 23

2 Chronicles 18:23

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?
2 Chronicles 18:23, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:23 in other translations

BSBThen 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?”
WEBThen Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the LORD’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
ASVThen Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?
YLTAnd Zedekiah son of Chenaanah cometh nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, ‘Where is this--the way the Spirit of Jehovah passed over from me to speak with thee?'
DARBYThen Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Which way now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?
BBEThen Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of his face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?
WebsterThen 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 to thee?

2 Chronicles 18:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּגַּשׁ֙vai.yi.Gashand he drew nearH5066
צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667
בֶֽן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
כְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahKenaanahH3668
וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakhand he struckH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chithe cheekH3895
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵ֣י'eiwhere?H335
זֶ֤הzehthisH2088
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekh[is] the wayH1870
עָבַ֧ר'a.Var[which] it passedH5674
רֽוּחַ\־Ru.ach-[the] spirit ofH7307
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵאִתִּ֖יme.'i.Tifrom with meH854
לְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.Berto speakH1696
אֹתָֽךְ\׃'o.Takhwith youH854

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:23

  • Mark 14:65

    And 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.

  • Jeremiah 20:2

    Then 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:23-25

    Now 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. 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? And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

  • Isaiah 50:5-6

    The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  • Micah 5:1

    Now 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.

  • John 9:40-41

    And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

  • Jeremiah 29:26-27

    The 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. Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

  • Matthew 26:67-68

    Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

  • Lamentations 3:30

    He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:10

    And 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.

  • John 18:22-23

    And 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? Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

  • Acts 23:2-3

    And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zedekiah.
10; 1Ki 22:23-25; Isa 50:5,6; Jer 20:2; La 3:30; Mic 5:1; Mt 26:67
Mr 14:65; Joh 18:22,23; Ac 23:2,3
Which way.
Jer 29:26,27; Mt 26:67,68; Joh 9:40,41

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:22

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:23

    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?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:24

    And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

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2 Chronicles 18:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Sedechîas hijo de Chênaana se llegó á él, é hirió á Michêas en la mejilla, y dijo: ¿Por qué camino se apartó de mí el espíritu de Jehová para hablarte á ti?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Sédécias, fils de Kenaana, s’approcha et frappa Michée sur la joue, et dit: Par quel chemin a passé l’Esprit de l’ Éternel, d’avec moi, pour te parler?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da trat Zedekia, der Sohn Kenaanas, herzu und schlug Micha auf den Backen und sprach: Auf welchem Wege wäre der Geist Jehovas von mir gewichen, um mit dir zu reden?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Accessit autem Sedecias filius Chanaana, et percussit Michææ maxillam, et ait: Per quam viam transivit spiritus Domini a me, ut loqueretur tibi?