1 Kings 22:5 KJV
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Jehoshaphat makes a league with AhabThe same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They...
Cross References
- 2 Kings 3:11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
- 2 Chronicles 18:4–5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. …
- Jeremiah 42:2–6 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) …
- Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
- Joshua 9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
- Judges 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
- Judges 20:18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
- Judges 20:23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
- Judges 20:29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
- 1 Samuel 14:18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 23:2 Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 23:4 Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:9–12 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. …
- 1 Samuel 30:8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
- 2 Kings 1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
- 1 Chronicles 10:13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
- Proverbs 3:5–6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. …
- Jeremiah 21:2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
- Ezekiel 14:3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
- Ezekiel 20:1–3 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me. …
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Topics
- Ahab Closing history and death of
- Alliances Jehoshaphat and Ahab
- Israel, prophecies concerning Jehoshaphat joins Ahab against the king of Syria
- Jehoshaphat Joins Ahab in an invasion of Ramoth-gilead
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible918–889 BC · Jehoshaphat reigns in Judah; Ahab and Ahaziah reign in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- JehoshaphatJehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr 11:43).
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Jehoshaphat יְהוֹשָׁפָט yĕhôšāpāṭ יְהוֹשָׁפָט Proper name
- said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- unto the king אֶל ʾel Preposition מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- Enquire דְּרָשׁ dĕrāš דָּרַשׁ Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- I pray thee, at the word אֶת ʾet Object marker דְּבַר dĕbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- to day נָא nāʾ Exhortation כַיּוֹם kayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
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