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1 Kings 22:18

Jehoshaphat

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?

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

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

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
KJV
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
WEB
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
ASV
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
DARBY
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?
BLB
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did not I say to you [that] he would not prophesy concerning me good, but rather evil?”
ÅB
Da sa Israels konge til Josjafat: Var det ikke det jeg sa til deg: Han spår ikke godt om meg, men bare ondt?
OTB
Kongen av Israel sa til Josjafat: "Sa jeg ikke til deg at han ikke ville profetere noe godt om meg, bare ulykke?"
B1930
Da sa Israels konge til Josafat: Var det ikke det jeg sa til dig: Han spår ikke godt om mig, men bare ondt?

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 22:8

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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  • Proverbs 10:24

    The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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  • Proverbs 29:1

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

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  • Luke 11:45

    Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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  • Proverbs 27:22

    Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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