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1 Kings 22:5-7
EasyEnglish Bible
1 Kings 22:5-7
EasyEnglish Bible
5 Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, ‘Before we go to fight, we must ask the Lord what we should do.’ 6 So the king of Israel brought together about 400 prophets. He asked them, ‘Should I attack Ramoth Gilead, or not?’ They answered, ‘Yes, go and attack it, because the Lord God will give it to you, our king.’
7 But Jehoshaphat then asked, ‘Is there any other prophet of the Lord that we could ask?’[a]
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- 22:7 Jehoshaphat probably thought that the 400 prophets were false prophets. They were only saying something that would make the king of Israel happy.
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