Ver. 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? &c.] This affair being lately canvassed at the council board, and very much on Ahab's mind, he puts this question to Jehoshaphat, his visitor, relation, and ally; wisely considering that his own forces were small, and that to have such an auxiliary might be of great advantage to him:
and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses; meaning, that he and his soldiers, foot and horse, were at his service.
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1 Reis 22:4 In-Context
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Mas, no terceiro ano, Josafá, rei de Judá, foi visitar o rei de Israel.
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Este havia perguntado aos seus oficiais: “Por acaso vocĂŞs nĂŁo sabem que Ramote-Gileade nos pertence e ainda assim nĂŁo estamos fazendo nada para retomá-la do rei da SĂria?”
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Mas acrescentou: “Peço-te que busques primeiro o conselho do SENHOR”.
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Então o rei de Israel reuniu quatrocentos profetas e lhes perguntou: “Devo ir à guerra contra Ramote-Gileade, ou não?”Eles responderam: “Sim, pois o Senhor a entregará nas mãos do rei”.