1 Kings 22:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֛י לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה רָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כָּמ֧וֹנִי כָמ֛וֹךָ כְּעַמִּ֥י כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ כְּסוּסַ֥י כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer ʾel-yəhôšāp̄āṭ hă-tēlēḵ ʾittî la-milḥāmâ rāmōṯ gilʿāḏ wa-yōʾmer yəhôšāp̄āṭ ʾel-meleḵ yiśrāʾēl kāmônî ḵāmôḵā kə-ʿammî ḵə-ʿammeḵā kə-sûsay kə-sûseḵā

Grammar Details

*wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
*ʾel*: preposition - to/unto
*yəhôšāp̄āṭ*: proper noun - Jehoshaphat
*hă-tēlēḵ*: interrogative particle + qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - will you go
*ʾittî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - with me
*la-milḥāmâ*: preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - to the battle
*rāmōṯ*: proper noun - Ramoth
*gilʿāḏ*: proper noun - Gilead
*meleḵ*: masculine singular construct noun - king of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*kāmônî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - as I am
*ḵāmôḵā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as you are
*kə-ʿammî*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - as my people
*ḵə-ʿammeḵā*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as your people
*kə-sûsay*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - as my horses
*kə-sûseḵā*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as your horses

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
2 Chr 18:3 : 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
Ps 139:21-22 : 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Cor 6:16-17 : 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said , I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Eph 5:11 : 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
2 John 1:11 : 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Rev 2:26 : 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Chr 18:1-6
6 verses
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1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
2And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
3And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
4And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
5Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand.
6But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
2 Kgs 3:6-8
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6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
1 Kgs 22:29-33
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29So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
30And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
31But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
32And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
33And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
1 Kgs 22:5-7
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5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
7And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?
2 Chr 18:28-31
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28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
29And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
31And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
1 Kgs 22:2-3
2 verses
79%
2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
3And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
2 Kgs 3:12-13
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12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
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1 Kgs 22:15
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15So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
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2 Chr 18:14
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14And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
1 Kgs 22:44
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44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
1 Kgs 22:49
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49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
1 Kgs 22:18
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4And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
2 Kgs 8:28
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28And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
1 Kgs 20:25
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25And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
2 Chr 18:17
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17And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
2 Kgs 10:16
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16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kgs 3:10
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10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
1 Kgs 22:20
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20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
2 Kgs 9:21
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21And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
2 Chr 20:15
71%
15And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
1 Kgs 22:12
71%
12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
2 Chr 18:19
70%
19And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
2 Kgs 9:19
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19Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
2 Chr 19:2
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2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
2 Chr 25:7
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7But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
1 Kgs 22:10
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2 Sam 17:11
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2 Kgs 7:13
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13And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city,(behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
2 Chr 18:11
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11And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.