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.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC

Timeline

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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