5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.


In Context

2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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

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

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

1 Kings 22:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "First seek the counsel of the Lord ."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:5And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: As I am, so art thou: my people and thy people are one: and my horsemen, thy horsemen. And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, this day, the word of the Lord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, |Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, 'Seek, I pray thee, to-day, the word of Jehovah;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray you, at the word of the LORD to day.