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


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 to his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

4 And he said to 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 to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.

6 Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to 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 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD 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 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 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.