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THE MESSAGE

2 Chronicles 18:6

But Jehoshaphat dragged his feet, "Is there another prophet of God around here we can consult? Let's get a second opinion."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Decision;   Micaiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joash or Jehoash;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Inquire of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ramoth Gilead ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Ramoth;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Micaiah;  

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
But 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 said, "Is there no prophet of the LORD still here by whom we may inquire?"
New American Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here, 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?
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Iehoshaphat sayde, Is there heere neuer a Prophet more of the Lorde that wee 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?"
Berean Standard Bible
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?"
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 what God says."
George Lamsa Translation
But King Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a true prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of him?
Good News Translation
But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord ?"
Lexham English Bible
Then Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of Yahweh that we might inquire of him?"
Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not a prophet of Jehovah still here, and we shall seek from him?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iosaphat sayde: Is there not yet one prophet of the LORDE here, yt 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)
But Iehosaphat saide: Is there yet here neuer a prophete more of the Lordes, that we myght aske 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)
But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we may enquire of him?
English Revised Version
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Josaphat seide, Whether no profete of the Lord is here, that we `axe also of hym?
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
But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?
New King James Version
But 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 whom we may ask?"
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 a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire also of him?
Revised Standard Version
But Jehosh'aphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?"
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah still, and we seek from him?'
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

4 Then Jehoshaphat said, "But before you do anything, ask God for guidance." 5 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." 6 But Jehoshaphat dragged his feet, "Is there another prophet of God around here we can consult? Let's get a second opinion." 7 The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, "As a matter of fact, there is another. 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. 8 So the king of Israel ordered one of his men, "Quickly, get Micaiah son of Imlah." 9Meanwhile, 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 them!" All the prophets chimed in, "Yes! Go for Ramoth Gilead! An easy victory! God 's gift to the king!" 12 The messenger who went to get Micaiah told him, "The prophets have all said Yes to the king. Make it unanimous—vote Yes!" 13 But Micaiah said, "As sure as God lives, what God says, I'll say." 14 With Micaiah before him, the king asked him, "So, Micaiah—do we attack Ramoth Gilead? Or do we hold back?" "Go ahead," he said, "an easy victory! God's gift to the king." 15 "Not so fast," said the king. "How many times have I made you promise under oath to tell me the truth and nothing but the truth?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Is there not: 1 Kings 22:7-9, 2 Kings 3:11-13

besides: Heb. yet, or more

Cross-References

Matthew 13:33
Another story. "God's kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises."
Acts 16:15
After she was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, "If you're confident that I'm in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests." We hesitated, but she wouldn't take no for an answer.
Galatians 5:13
It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don't use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that's how freedom grows. For everything we know about God's Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That's an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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