1 Kings 22:7

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

1 Kings 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:7

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.

1 Kings 22:7 In-Context

5 Yehoshafat said to the king of Yisra'el, Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.

6 Then the king of Yisra'el gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramot-Gil`ad to battle, or shall I forbear? They said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.

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

8 The king of Yisra'el said to Yehoshafat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Mikhayahu the son of Yimlah: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. Yehoshafat said, "Don't let the king say so."

9 Then the king of Yisra'el called an officer, and said, Get quickly Mikhayahu the son of Yimlah.