2 Chronicles 18:4

4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the LORD.”

2 Chronicles 18:4 in Other Translations

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

4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD."

4 Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the LORD says.”

4 Then Jehoshaphat said, "But before you do anything, ask God for guidance."

4 But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "First, please ask what the Lord's will is."

2 Chronicles 18:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 18:4

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2).

2 Chronicles 18:4 In-Context

2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead.

3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will join you in the war.”

4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the LORD.”

5 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?” “Go,” they answered, “for God will give it into the king’s hand.”

6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?”