1 Kings 22:7 KJV — MannaFest

1 Kings 22:7

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

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ASV

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?

WEB

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

YLT

And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, and we seek by him?'

DBT

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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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 18:6
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
2 Kings 22:13
Go ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
Isaiah 30:2
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
John 10:5
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

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Jos 21:38), on the site of the present Salt Lake, in the province of Belka. It lay within the territories of the Israelitish monarch, and was unjustly alienated; but whether it was one of the cities usurped by the first Ben-hadad, which his son had promised to restore, or was retained for some other reasons, the sacred historian has not mentioned.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

They seemed to be somewhat (whatever they were, it made no matter to him), but, in conference, they added nothing to him, they gave him no satisfaction, Gal. ii. One faithful prophet of the Lord was worth them all. Ahab has another, but one he hates, Micaiah by name, and, to please Jehoshaphat, he is willing to have him sent for,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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