2 Chronicles 18:6

2 Chronicles 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
• New International Version (NIV)But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?”

Context of 2 Chronicles 18:6

4Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, ‘Before we go to fight, we must ask the Lord what we should do.’ 5So the king of Israel brought together 400 prophets. He asked them, ‘Should we attack Ramoth Gilead, or not?’ They answered, ‘Yes, go and attack it, because the God will give it to you, our king.’ But Jehoshaphat then asked, ‘Is there any other prophet of the Lord that we could ask?’ 7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, ‘There is still one man. We could ask him what the Lord wants us to do. But I do not like him, because he never says that anything good will happen to me. He always says that I will have trouble. He is Imlah's son, Micaiah.’ Jehoshaphat said, ‘The king should not talk like that.’ 8So the king of Israel said to one of his officers, ‘Bring Imlah's son Micaiah here quickly.’

2 Chronicles 18:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֥ה נָבִ֛יא לַיהוָ֖ה ע֑וֹד וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה מֵאֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · JehoshaphatH3092
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• not here a prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• besides, that we might enquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:6

• 1 Kings 22:7But Jehoshaphat then asked, ‘Is there any other prophet of the Lord that we could ask?’
• 2 Kings 3:11But King Jehoshaphat asked, ‘There must surely be a prophet of the Lord here somewhere. We could ask him what the Lord wants us to do.’ An officer of the king of Israel answered him, ‘Yes, Shaphat's son Elisha is here. He was Elijah's servant.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The 400 prophets were Ahab’s "yes-men." Jehoshaphat wanted to hear from a prophet of the Lord, but Ahab knew that such a prophet would disagree with his court prophets.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 18:6

• Decision
• Micaiah

In the dictionaries

• Jehoshaphat
• Assent
• Join
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Micaiah
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings