Verse 4

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire for the word of the LORD today.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jehosafat sa til Israels konge: 'Spør Herren i dag.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Josafat sa til Israels konge: «Spør jeg deg, om Herrens ord i dag.»

• Norsk King James

  Og Jehosjafat sa til kongen av Israel: «Jeg ber deg, spør om hva Herren sier i dag.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josjafat fortsatte: La oss allikevel spørre Herren først om hva han mener.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jehoshafat sa til Israels konge: 'La oss først spørre Herren i dag.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Josjafat sa imidlertid til Israels konge: Spør, jeg ber deg, om Herrens ord i dag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jehoshaphat sa til Israels konge: «Vennligst spør HERRENS ord i dag.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Josjafat sa imidlertid til Israels konge: Spør, jeg ber deg, om Herrens ord i dag.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josjafat sa videre til Israels konge: «Søk, vær så snill, Herrens ord denne dagen.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josjafat sa til Israels konge: 'Rådfør deg i dag med Herrens ord.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fremdeles sagde Josaphat til Israels Konge: Kjære, spørg idag om Herrens Ord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Josjafat sa til Israels konge: La oss be om råd fra Herren i dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josafat sa til Israels konge: Spør først etter Herrens ord, vær så snill.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Jehoshaphat sa til Israels konge: 'Spør, vær så snill, i dag etter Herrens ord.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Josjafat sa til Israels konge: Spør først, jeg ber deg, etter Herrens ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Josjafat til Israels konge, La oss nå søke råd hos Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Iosaphat sayde vnto the kynge of Israel: Axe councell (I praye the) this daye at the worde of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iehoshaphat sayde vnto the King of Israel, Aske counsel, I pray thee, at the worde of the Lord this day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iehosaphat saide vnto the king of Israel: Seke counsel I pray thee at the worde of the Lorde this same day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, `Seek, I pray thee, this day, the word of Jehovah.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Jehoshaphat said further to the king of Israel,“First, please seek an oracle from the LORD.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:2 : 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the LORD said to David, Go and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
• 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 1 Sam 23:9-9 : 9 And David knew that Saul secretly planned mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod. 10 Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.
• 2 Sam 2:1 : 1 And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.
• 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up, but circle around behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.
• 1 Kgs 22:5-6 : 5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of the Lord. 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I refrain? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
• 2 Chr 34:26 : 26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which you have heard;
• Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
• Jer 21:2 : 2 Please inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, makes war against us, perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may depart from us.
• Ezek 20:3 : 3 Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Have you come to inquire of me? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.