2 Chronicles 18:6
in 2 Chronicles 18But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?
KJV
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
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Please inquire first
on 2 Chronicles 18:4-6
Jehoshaphat asks for the word of the LORD before any battle plan. Ahab brings four hundred prophets, and they answer with one voice, “Go up”, promising that God will hand the city to the king. Jehoshaphat still asks whether there is “a prophet of the LORD” they can consult.
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a prophet of the LORD
Four hundred have spoken, and Jehoshaphat still asks for a prophet of the LORD. The Targum, which Clarke quotes at verse 9, says that Ahab consulted false prophets while Jehoshaphat sought instruction from the presence of the LORD. His question shows the difference.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט | yehooshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| הַאֵ֨ין | haein | ¿ [is] there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| פֹּ֥ה | poh | here | H6311 → | |
| נָבִ֛יא | navi' | a prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | of Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| ע֑וֹד | od | still | H5750 → | 490 times |
| וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה | venidreshah | so we may enquire | H1875 → | 164 times |
| מֵאֹתֽוֹ׃ | meoto | from <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טJehoshaphat
yehooshafatH3092 →84 times
הַאֵ֨ין¿ [is] there not
haeinH369 →789 times
פֹּ֥הhere
pohH6311 →
נָבִ֛יאa prophet
navi'H5030 →314 times
לַיהוָ֖הof Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
ע֑וֹדstill
odH5750 →490 times
וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הso we may enquire
venidreshahH1875 →164 times
מֵאֹתֽוֹ׃from <obj.> him
meotoH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.