2nd Chronicles Chapter 18 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndChronicles 18:4

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.
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BBE 2ndChronicles 18:4

Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.
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DARBY 2ndChronicles 18:4

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.
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KJV 2ndChronicles 18:4

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
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WBT 2ndChronicles 18:4

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.
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WEB 2ndChronicles 18:4

Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.
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YLT 2ndChronicles 18:4

And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, `Seek, I pray thee, this day, the word of Jehovah.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The wording of this verse is identical with that of the parallel (1 Kings 22:5). Jehoshaphat, if even not quite conscious of it, is throwing some sop to his conscience in essaying to become, and posing as, the godly counsellor of "the ungodly" (2 Chronicles 19:2). At any rate, his counsel is right, even to the point of urging to-day, and significantly deprecating procrastination. It is not, however, so clear that he was, in the first instance, as decided in respect of the necessity of inquiring the will of the Lord at the mouth of a true prophet, in distinction from a prophet merely of Israel, though they should be "four hundred" in number! Compare the following two verses, however, which show as though he was holding himself quite prepared and on the look-out for the expected occasion of having to rein Ahab up!

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) And Jehoshaphat.--So exactly 1Kings 22:5.Enquire . . . at the word.--Seek the word.