2 Chronicles 18:5
Therefore the Melech Yisroel gathered together of nevi'im four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to war against Ramot Gil'ad, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for HaElohim will deliver it into the yad HaMelech.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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In Context
4And Yehoshaphat said unto the Melech Yisroel, Inquire, now at the Devar Hashem today.
6But Yehoshaphat said, Is there not here a navi of Hashem, that we might inquire of him?
Cross References
1 Kings 12:9And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may return answer to HaAm Hazeh, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the ol (yoke) which Avicha did put upon us lighter?
2 Kings 3:13And Elishah said unto Melech Yisroel, What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the nevi'im of Avicha, + 3:13 i.e., of Ba'al and to the nevi'im of Immecha. And Melech Yisroel said unto him, No; for Hashem hath called these three melachim, to deliver them into the yad Moav.
2 Chronicles 18:20Then there came out a ruach, and stood before Hashem, and said, I will entice him. And Hashem said unto him, How?
Jeremiah 23:14I have seen also in the nevi'im of Yerushalayim a horrible thing; 1 they commit ni'uf and walk in sheker; 1 they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, 1 that none doth turn back from his wickedness; 1 they are all of them unto Me as Sodom and the inhabitants thereof as Amora (Gomorrah). 1
Jeremiah 23:17They say continually unto them that despise Me, 1 Hashem hath said, 1 Ye shall have shalom; and they say unto everyone that walketh after the sherirut (stubbornness) of his own lev, 1 No ra'ah shall come upon you. 1
Jeremiah 38:14Then Tzidkiyah HaMelech sent, and took Yirmeyah HaNavi unto him into the third entrance that is in the Bais Hashem; and HaMelech said unto Yirmeyah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 18:5-28
The Prophets Are Consulted. ( b. c. 897.) 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 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. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto… Read the whole commentary →