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1 Re 22:5

Listen to 1 Re 22:5
5 E Giosafat disse al re d’Israele: "Ti prego, consulta oggi la parola dell’Eterno".

1 Re 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:5

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, inquire, I pray
thee, at the word of the Lord today.
] Being a pious and religious prince, he did not choose to go into a war at once, without consulting the Lord by his prophets, whether it was his will and pleasure they should engage in it, and should prosper; and he was desirous of having this done immediately, before they proceeded any further.

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1 Re 22:5 In-Context

3 Or il re d’Israele avea detto ai suoi servi: "Non sapete voi che Ramoth di Galaad è nostra, e noi ce ne stiam lì tranquilli senza levarla di mano al re di Siria?"
4 E disse a Giosafat: "Vuoi venire con me alla guerra contro Ramoth di Galaad?" Giosafat rispose al re d’Israele: "Fa’ conto di me come di te stesso, della mia gente come della tua, de’ miei cavalli come dei tuoi".
5 E Giosafat disse al re d’Israele: "Ti prego, consulta oggi la parola dell’Eterno".
6 Allora il re d’Israele radunò i profeti, in numero di circa quattrocento, e disse loro: "Debbo io andare a far guerra a Ramoth di Galaad, o no?" Quelli risposero: "Va’, e il Signore la darà nelle mani del re".
7 Ma Giosafat disse: "Non v’ha egli qui alcun altro profeta dell’Eterno da poter consultare?"
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