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1 Kings 22:7

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Decision;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Enquiring of God;   Inquiring of God;   Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Prophets;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Ramoth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoshaphat;   Micah;   Prophecy, prophet;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Micaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Lie, Lying;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Ramoth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mica'iah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here anymore? Let’s ask him.”
Hebrew Names Version
But Yehoshafat said, Isn't there here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?
King James Version
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
English Standard Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?"
New Century Version
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Let's ask him what we should do."
New English Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?"
Amplified Bible
But Jehoshaphat [doubted and] said, "Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we may ask?"
New American Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of him?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehoshaphat said, Is there here neuer a Prophet of the Lorde more, that we might inquire of him?
Legacy Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of Yahweh here that we may inquire of him?"
Contemporary English Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord 's prophets we can ask?"
Complete Jewish Bible
But Y'hoshafat said, "Besides these, isn't there a prophet of Adonai here that we can consult?"
Darby Translation
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?
Easy-to-Read Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Doesn't the Lord have another prophet here? Let's ask him the same question."
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD that we might enquire of him?
Good News Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord ?"
Lexham English Bible
So Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?"
Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iosaphat sayde: Is there not one prophet here more of ye LORDE, that we maye axe at him?
American Standard Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehosaphat sayd: Is there here neuer a prophete of the Lord more, that we might inquire of him?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?'
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat said, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him?
English Revised Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?
Berean Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Josephat seide, Is not here ony profete of the Lord, that we axe bi hym?
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, and we seek by him?'
Update Bible Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?
World English Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?
New King James Version
And Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?" [fn]
New Living Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question."
New Life Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not another man who speaks for the Lord here, that we may ask him?"
New Revised Standard
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no other prophet of the Lord here of whom we may inquire?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Jehoshaphat, Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, besides, - that we may seek, from him?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josaphat said: Is there not here some prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire by him?
Revised Standard Version
But Jehosh'aphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?"
THE MESSAGE
But Jehoshaphat dragged his heels: "Is there still another prophet of God around here we can consult?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of the LORD here that we may inquire of him?"

Contextual Overview

1 Now for three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. 2 And it came about in the third year, that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you not see that Ramoth-gilead is ours? and we are doing nothing to get it back from the hands of the king of Aram. 4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead to make war? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are: my people as your people, my horses as your horses. 5 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord. 6 So the king of Israel got all the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king. 7 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions? 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imlah. 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Is there not: 2 Kings 3:11-13, 2 Chronicles 18:6, 2 Chronicles 18:7

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:13 - inquire Isaiah 30:2 - and have John 10:5 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.
Genesis 22:2
And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge.
Genesis 22:4
And on the third day, Abraham, lifting up his eyes, saw the place a long way off.
Exodus 12:3
Say to all the children of Israel when they are come together, In the tenth day of this month every man is to take a lamb, by the number of their fathers' families, a lamb for every family:
Matthew 26:39
And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
Matthew 26:42
Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.
John 18:11
Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?
Romans 8:15
For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat said, is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?] He suspected these to be false prophets, though he would not call them so; nor suggest that they were not the prophets of the Lord, because he would not affront Ahab, who had an opinion of them; and therefore asks, if there were no other that went under the character of a prophet of the Lord, that he might inquire of him for his further satisfaction.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat was dissatisfied. These men - creatures of Ahab, tainted with the worship of calves if not with Baal-worship - had promised victory, but not in the name of Yahweh. Jehoshaphat, therefore, asked, “Is there not here a true prophet of Yahweh besides these 400 professed prophets?”


 
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