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1 Kings 22:5-7
New English Translation
1 Kings 22:5-7
New English Translation
5 But then Jehoshaphat said to Israel’s king, “Please seek a message from the Lord this very day.”[a] 6 So the king of Israel assembled about 400 prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?”[b] They said, “Attack! The Sovereign One[c] will hand it over to the king.” 7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?”
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- 1 Kings 22:5 sn Jehoshaphat is requesting a prophetic oracle revealing the Lord’s will in the matter and their prospects for success. For examples of such oracles, see 2 Sam 5:19, 23-24.
- 1 Kings 22:6 tn Heb “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”
- 1 Kings 22:6 tn Though Jehoshaphat requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, Yahweh), they stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title אֲדֹנָי (ʾadonay, “lord; master”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the four hundred are genuine prophets of the Lord.
1 Kings 22:5-7
New International Version
1 Kings 22:5-7
New International Version
5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel(A) of the Lord.”
6 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?”
“Go,”(B) they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”(C)
7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet(D) of the Lord here whom we can inquire(E) of?”
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