If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, 'This is a message from the LORD,' I will punish them and their households.
NIV
And as for the prophet, the priest, or [any of these] the people, whoever [in mockery calls the word of the Lord a burden and] says, The burden of the Lord, I will even visit in wrath and punish that man and his house.
AMP
And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
KJV
Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king
NIV
Now because we eat the salt of the king's palace and it is not proper for us to witness the king's discredit, therefore we send to inform the king
AMP
Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
KJV
But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, "Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you." The king said to his attendants, "Leave us!" And they all left.
NIV
He himself went [with them] as far as the sculptured [boundary] stones near Gilgal, and then turned back and came to Eglon and said, I have a secret errand to you, O king. Eglon commanded silence, and all who stood by him went out from him.
AMP
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
KJV
And he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.
NIV
And he shouted with a loud voice like the roaring of a lion; and when he had shouted, the seven thunders gave voice and uttered their message in distinct words.
AMP
And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
KJV
Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, "I have a message from God for you." As the king rose from his seat
NIV
When Ehud had come [near] to him as he was sitting alone in his cool upper apartment, Ehud said, I have a commission from God to execute to you. And the king arose from his seat.
AMP
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
KJV
As they were going down to the edge of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us" – and the servant did so – "but you stay here for a while, so that I may give you a message from God."
NIV
And as they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us--and he passed on--but you stand still, first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God.
AMP
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
KJV
