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2 Chronicles 18:4

Jehoshaphat
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2 And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.

3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”

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

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

6 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, “Inquire, please, this day for the word of YHWH.”
ÅB
Og Josjafat sa fremdeles til Israels konge: Søk dog først å få vite hva Herren sier!
OTB
Jehosjafat sa imidlertid til Israels konge: «La oss først søke Herrens råd.»
B1930
Og Josafat sa fremdeles til Israels konge: Søk dog først å få vite hvad Herren sier!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

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  • 2 Samuel 2:1

    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:4

    Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  • 1 Samuel 23:9–12

    When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

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  • 1 Samuel 23:2

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

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  • 2 Samuel 5:19

    So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:26

    But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

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