1 Kings 22:7

THE MESSAGE

But Jehoshaphat dragged his heels: "Is there still another prophet of God around here we can consult?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here anymore? Let’s ask him.”

Hebrew Names Version
But Yehoshafat said, Isn't there here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?

King James Version
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

English Standard Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?"

New Century Version
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Let's ask him what we should do."

New English Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?"

Amplified Bible
But Jehoshaphat [doubted and] said, "Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we may ask?"

New American Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of him?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehoshaphat said, Is there here neuer a Prophet of the Lorde more, that we might inquire of him?

Legacy Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of Yahweh here that we may inquire of him?"

Contemporary English Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord 's prophets we can ask?"

Complete Jewish Bible
But Y'hoshafat said, "Besides these, isn't there a prophet of Adonai here that we can consult?"

Darby Translation
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?

Easy-to-Read Version
But Jehoshaphat said, "Doesn't the Lord have another prophet here? Let's ask him the same question."

George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD that we might enquire of him?

Good News Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord ?"

Lexham English Bible
So Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?"

Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iosaphat sayde: Is there not one prophet here more of ye LORDE, that we maye axe at him?

American Standard Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?

Bible in Basic English
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehosaphat sayd: Is there here neuer a prophete of the Lord more, that we might inquire of him?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?'

King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat said, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him?

English Revised Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?

Berean Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Josephat seide, Is not here ony profete of the Lord, that we axe bi hym?

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, and we seek by him?'

Update Bible Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?

World English Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?

New King James Version
And Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?" [fn]

New Living Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question."

New Life Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not another man who speaks for the Lord here, that we may ask him?"

New Revised Standard
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no other prophet of the Lord here of whom we may inquire?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Jehoshaphat, Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, besides, - that we may seek, from him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josaphat said: Is there not here some prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire by him?

Revised Standard Version
But Jehosh'aphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of the LORD here that we may inquire of him?"

Contextual Overview

¹They enjoyed three years of peace—no fighting between Aram and Israel. In the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah had a meeting with the king of Israel. Israel's king remarked to his aides, "Do you realize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, and we're sitting around on our hands instead of taking it back from the king of Aram?" ⁴He turned to Jehoshaphat and said, "Will you join me in fighting for Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat said, "You bet. I'm with you all the way—my troops are your troops, my horses are your horses." He then continued, "But before you do anything, ask God for guidance." ⁶ The king of Israel got the prophets together—all four hundred of them—and put the question to them: "Should I attack Ramoth Gilead? Or should I hold back?" "Go for it," they said. " God will hand it over to the king." ⁷ But Jehoshaphat dragged his heels: "Is there still another prophet of God around here we can consult?" ⁸ The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, "As a matter of fact, there is still one such man. But I hate him. He never preaches anything good to me, only doom, doom, doom—Micaiah son of Imlah." "The king shouldn't talk about a prophet like that," said Jehoshaphat. ⁹ So the king of Israel ordered one of his men, "On the double! Get Micaiah son of Imlah." ¹⁰Meanwhile, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat were seated on their thrones, dressed in their royal robes, resplendent in front of the Samaria city gates. All the prophets were staging a prophecy-performance for their benefit. Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had even made a set of iron horns, and brandishing them called out, " God 's word! With these horns you'll gore Aram until there's nothing left of him!" All the prophets chimed in, "Yes! Go for Ramoth Gilead! An easy victory! God 's gift to the king!" ¹³ The messenger who went to get Micaiah said, "The prophets have all said Yes to the king. Make it unanimous—vote Yes!" ¹⁴ But Micaiah said, "As surely as God lives, what God says, I'll say."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Is there not: 2 Kings 3:11-13, 2 Chronicles 18:6, 2 Chronicles 18:7

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:13 - inquire Isaiah 30:2 - and have John 10:5 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar to God . He selected clean animals and birds from every species and offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. God smelled the sweet fragrance and thought to himself, "I'll never again curse the ground because of people. I know they have this bent toward evil from an early age, but I'll never again kill off everything living as I've just done.

Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll point out to you."

Matthew 26:39
Going a little ahead, he fell on his face, praying, "My Father, if there is any way, get me out of this. But please, not what I want. You, what do you want?"

Matthew 26:42
He then left them a second time. Again he prayed, "My Father, if there is no other way than this, drinking this cup to the dregs, I'm ready. Do it your way."

John 18:11
Jesus ordered Peter, "Put back your sword. Do you think for a minute I'm not going to drink this cup the Father gave me?"

Romans 8:15
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat said, is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?] He suspected these to be false prophets, though he would not call them so; nor suggest that they were not the prophets of the Lord, because he would not affront Ahab, who had an opinion of them; and therefore asks, if there were no other that went under the character of a prophet of the Lord, that he might inquire of him for his further satisfaction.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat was dissatisfied. These men - creatures of Ahab, tainted with the worship of calves if not with Baal-worship - had promised victory, but not in the name of Yahweh. Jehoshaphat, therefore, asked, “Is there not here a true prophet of Yahweh besides these 400 professed prophets?”