2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 5

2 Chronicles 18:5

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 Chronicles 18:5, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:5 in other translations

BSBSo the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
WEBThen the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
ASVThen the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, 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 hand of the king.
YLTAnd the king of Israel gathereth the prophets, four hundred men, and saith unto them, ‘Do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or do I forbear?' And they say, ‘Go up, and God doth give it into the hand of the king.'
DARBYAnd the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and God will give it into the king's hand.
BBESo the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.
WebsterTherefore the king of Israel collected of prophets four hundred men, and said to 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 Chronicles 18:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.Botzand he assembledH6908
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנְּבִאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
אִישׁ֒'ishmanH376
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
הֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.Lekh¿ will we goH1980
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
רָמֹ֥תra.MotRamothH7418
גִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdGileadH1568
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH4421
אִם\־'im-or?H518
אֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.Dalwill I desistH2308
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
עֲלֵ֔ה'a.Lehgo upH5927
וְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.Tenso he may give [it]H5414
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:5

  • 2 Chronicles 18:14

    And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:20-21

    Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

  • Micah 3:11

    The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

  • Revelation 19:20

    And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

  • 1 Kings 18:19

    Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

  • Jeremiah 42:2-3

    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.

  • Ezekiel 13:22

    Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

  • 2 Timothy 4:3

    For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

  • Jeremiah 8:10-11

    Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Ezekiel 13:3-16

    Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. …

  • Jeremiah 38:14-28

    Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: …

  • Jeremiah 42:20

    For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
prophets.
1Ki 18:19; 2Ki 3:13; 2Ti 4:3
Shall we go.
Jer 38:14-28; 42:2,3,20
Go up.
14,20,21; Jer 8:10,11; 23:14,17; 28:1-17; Eze 13:3-16,22; Mic 2:11
Mic 3:11; Re 19:20

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:4

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

  • 2 Chronicles 18:5

    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 Chronicles 18:6

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

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2 Chronicles 18:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey de Israel juntó cuatrocientos profetas, y díjoles: ¿Iremos á la guerra contra Ramoth de Galaad, ó estaréme yo quieto? Y ellos dijeron: Sube, que Dios los entregará en mano del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi d’Israël rassembla les prophètes, 400 hommes, et leur dit: Irons-nous à la guerre contre Ramoth de Galaad, ou m’en abstiendrai-je? Et ils dirent: Monte; et Dieu la livrera en la main du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da versammelte der König von Israel die Propheten, vierhundert Mann, und er sprach zu ihnen: Sollen wir wider Ramoth-Gilead in den Streit ziehen, oder soll ich davon abstehen? Und sie sprachen: Ziehe hinauf, und Gott wird es in die Hand des Königs geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Congregavit igitur rex Israël prophetarum quadringentos viros, et dixit ad eos: In Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum ire debemus, an quiescere? At illi: Ascende, inquiunt, et tradet Deus in manu regis.