1 Kings 22:5 Parallel Translations

Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "But first, find out what the word of the LORD is in this matter."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

ASV:

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

BBE:

Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.

DBY:

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.

ERV:

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.

JPS:

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.'

WBS:

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.

WEB:

Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh."

YLT:

And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, 'Seek, I pray thee, to-day, the word of Jehovah;'

1 Kings 22:5 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 22:4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?" And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

1 Kings 22:6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

22:5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, {e} Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
(e) He seemed that he would not go to war unless God approved it, yet when Michaiah advised the opposite he would not obey.

WES:

22:5 Enquire - A good man, wherever he goes, will take God along with him, will acknowledge him in all his ways, and look to him for success. And wherever he goes, he ought to take his religion along with him: and not be ashamed to own it, even among those who have no kindness for it.

MHC:

22:1-14 The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance such conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with those who have no regard for it. Jehoshaphat had not left behind him, at Jerusalem, his affection and reverence for the word of the Lord, but avowed it, and endeavoured to bring it into Ahab's court. And Ahab's prophets, to please Jehoshaphat, made use of the name of Jehovah: to please Ahab, they said, Go up. But the false prophets cannot so mimic the true, but that he who has spiritual senses exercised, can discern the fallacy. One faithful prophet of the Lord was worth them all. Wordly men have in all ages been alike absurd in their views of religion. They would have the preacher fit his doctrine to the fashion of the times, and the taste of the hearers, and yet to add. Thus saith the Lord, to words that men would put into their mouths. They are ready to cry out against a man as rude and foolish, who scruples thus to try to secure his own interests, and to deceive others.

CONC:

Counsel Directions Enquire Inquire Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Moreover Please Seek To-day

Counsel Directions Enquire First Inquire Israel Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Moreover Please Seek Today To-Day Word

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