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1 Kings 22:5-7
New King James Version
1 Kings 22:5-7
New King James Version
5 Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, (A)“Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”
6 Then the king of Israel (B)gathered [a]the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?”
So they said, “Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
7 And (C)Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of [b]Him?”
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- 1 Kings 22:6 The false prophets
- 1 Kings 22:7 Or him
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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