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1 Kings 22:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?” "
1 Kings 22:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
2 In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
3 The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
4 He said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
5 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the LORD’s word.”
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1 Kings 22:1
"They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel."
1 Kings 22:2
"In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel."
1 Kings 22:4
"He said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”"
1 Kings 22:5
"Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the LORD’s word.”"
1 Kings 22:6
"Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I refrain?” They said, “Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”"
1 Kings 22:7
"But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of him?”"
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