Berean BlueOpen the app

Scripture · Old Testament

2 Chronicles 18:6

2 Chronicles 18:6 is verse 6 of 2 Chronicles chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

BSB source and public domain terms

King James Version

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?

World English Bible

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”

Read in context

2 Chronicles 18:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

5 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

7 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

Read all of 2 Chronicles 18

Hebrew words

Data created by STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Study 2 Chronicles 18:6

Read the commentary on 2 Chronicles 18

Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Kings 22:7

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

1 Kings 22:9

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

2 Kings 3:11

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

2 Kings 3:12

Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

2 Kings 3:13

Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

Open in Berean Blue