1 Kings 22 · Verse 5

1 Kings 22:5

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.
1 Kings 22:5, King James Version

1 Kings 22:5 in other translations

BSBBut Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
WEBJehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the LORD’s word.”
ASVAnd Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.
YLTAnd Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, ‘Seek, I pray thee, to-day, the word of Jehovah;'
DARBYAnd Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.
BBEThen Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.
WebsterAnd Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.

What does 1 Kings 22:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:3-8

3-8. Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours--a Levitical and free town on the north border of Gad (De 4:43; Jos 21:38), on the site of the present Salt Lake, in the province of Belka. It lay within the territories of the Israelitish monarch, and was unjustly alienated; but whether it was one of the cities usurped by the first Ben-hadad, which his son had promised to restore, or was retained for some other reasons…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:1-14

The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance such conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with those who have no regard…

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1 Kings 22:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
דְּרָשׁ\־de.rosh-seekH1875
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
כַיּ֖וֹםkhai.Yomas the dayH3117
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 22:5

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:4-5

    And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 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.

  • 2 Kings 3:11

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

  • Jeremiah 21:2

    Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • Jeremiah 42:2-6

    And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us. …

  • Numbers 27:21

    And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

  • Ezekiel 20:1-3

    And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the Lord, and sat before me. Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.

  • Judges 20:29

    And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:13

    So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;

  • 1 Samuel 14:18

    And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 30:8

    And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

  • Joshua 9:14

    And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Enquire.
Nu 27:21; Jos 9:14; Jud 1:1; 20:18,23,29; 1Sa 14:18; 23:2,4,9-12
1Sa 30:8; 2Ki 1:3; 3:11; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 18:4,5; Pr 3:5,6; Jer 21:2
Jer 42:2-6; Eze 14:3; 20:1-3

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:4

    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.

  • 1 Kings 22:5

    And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.

  • 1 Kings 22:6

    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 shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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1 Kings 22:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo luego Josaphat al rey de Israel: Yo te ruego que consultes hoy la palabra de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Josaphat dit au roi d’Israël: Enquiers-toi aujourd’hui, je te prie, de la parole de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Josaphat sprach zu dem König von Israel: Befrage doch heute das Wort Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque Josaphat ad regem Israël: Sicut ego sum, ita et tu: populus meus et populus tuus unum sunt: et equites mei, equites tui. Dixitque Josaphat ad regem Israël: Quære, oro te, hodie sermonem Domini.