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2 Chronicles 18:5

So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

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ASV

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.

KJV

Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.Botzand he assembledH6908 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'fourH702 →
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967 →
אִישׁ֒'ishmanH376 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.Lekh¿ will we goH1980 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
רָמֹ֥תra.MotRamothH7418 →
גִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdGileadH1568 →
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH4421 →
אִם־'im-or?H518 →
אֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.Dalwill I desistH2308 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
עֲלֵ֔ה'a.Lehgo upH5927 →
וְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.Tenso he may give [it]H5414 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Jeremiah 23:31“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.Jeremiah 42:20For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’Jeremiah 42:2–3Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.Ezekiel 13:22Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.1 Kings 18:19Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”Jeremiah 28:1–17In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:2 Chronicles 18:20–21Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!2 Kings 3:13Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”Ezekiel 13:3–16This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.Jeremiah 23:14And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”2 Chronicles 18:14When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”Jeremiah 38:14–28Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”Jeremiah 23:17They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’

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