列王纪上 22:5

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

以色列的假先知都預言戰勝（代下18:4~11）約沙法又對以色列王說：“現在請你先求問耶和華。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
约 沙 法 对 以 色 列 王 说 ： 请 你 先 求 问 耶 和 华 。

Contextual Overview

¹ For three years there was peace between Israel and Aram. ² During the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went to visit Ahab king of Israel. ³ At that time Ahab asked his officers, "Do you remember that the king of Aram took Ramoth in Gilead from us? Why have we done nothing to get it back?" ⁴ So Ahab asked King Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth in Gilead?" "I will go with you," Jehoshaphat answered. "My soldiers are yours, and my horses are yours." ⁵ Jehoshaphat also said to Ahab, "But first we should ask if this is the Lord 's will." ⁶ Ahab called about four hundred prophets together and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?" They answered, "Go, because the Lord will hand them over to you." ⁷ But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Let's ask him what we should do." ⁸ Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." Jehoshaphat said, "King Ahab, you shouldn't say that!" ⁹ So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once. ¹⁰ Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah had on their royal robes and were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor, near the entrance to the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were standing before them, speaking their messages.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Inquire: Numbers 27:21, Joshua 9:14, Judges 1:1, Judges 20:18, Judges 20:23, Judges 20:29, 1 Samuel 14:18, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:9-12, 1 Samuel 30:8, 2 Kings 1:3, 2 Kings 3:11, 1 Chronicles 10:13, 2 Chronicles 18:4, 2 Chronicles 18:5, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Jeremiah 21:2, Jeremiah 42:2-6, Ezekiel 14:3, Ezekiel 20:1-3

Reciprocal: Judges 18:5 - Ask counsel 1 Samuel 14:37 - Shall I go 2 Chronicles 34:21 - inquire

Cross-References

Hebrews 11:19
Abraham believed that God could raise the dead, and really, it was as if Abraham got Isaac back from death.

Hebrews 12:1
We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord today. Being a pious and religious prince, he did not choose to go into a war at once, without consulting the Lord by his prophets, whether it was his will and pleasure they should engage in it, and should prosper; and he was desirous of having this done immediately, before they proceeded any further.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat, with characteristic piety 1 Kings 22:43 takes advantage of his position as Ahab’s friend and ally, to suggest inquiry of the Lord (Yahweh) before the expedition is undertaken. Lest Ahab should consent in word and put off the inquiry in act, he asks to have the prophets called in at once: “today.”