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.


In Context

2 And in the third year, Josaphat king of Juda came down to the king of Israel.

3 (And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?)

4 And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad ?

5 And 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.

6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.

7 And Josaphat said: Is there not here some prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire by 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

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.