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2 Chronicles 18:4

But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

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ASV

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
דְּרָשׁ־de.rosh-seekH1875 →
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994 →
כַיּ֖וֹםkhai.Yomas the dayH3117 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Jeremiah 21:2“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”1 Samuel 23:2So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”1 Samuel 23:9–12When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”2 Samuel 5:19So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”1 Samuel 23:4Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.2 Samuel 5:23So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.1 Kings 22:5–6But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 34:26But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

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Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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