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1 Kings 22:5

Jehoshaphat
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3 who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

4 So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

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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
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
KJV
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
WEB
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the LORD’s word.”
ASV
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.
DARBY
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.
BLB
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Seek, please, today for the word of YHWH.”
ÅB
Og Josjafat sa fremdeles til Israels konge: Søk dog først å få vite hva Herren sier!
OTB
Men Josjafat sa til kongen av Israel: "Søk først Herrens ord."
B1930
Og Josafat sa fremdeles til Israels konge: Søk dog først å få vite hvad Herren sier!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 3:5–6

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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  • 2 Chronicles 18:4–5

    But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

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  • 2 Kings 3:11

    But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

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  • Jeremiah 21:2

    “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

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  • Jeremiah 42:2–6

    Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.

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  • Numbers 27:21

    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

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  • Ezekiel 20:1–3

    In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

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  • Judges 20:29

    So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.

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