Then Jehoshaphat added,“ But first let’s find out what the Lord says.”

约沙法对以色列王说：“请你先求问耶和华。”

约沙法对以色列王说：“请你先求问耶和华的话。”

约沙法对以色列王说：“请你先求问耶和华的话。”

约沙法又对以色列王说：“你要先求问耶和华。”

约沙法又对以色列王说：“现在请你先求问耶和华。”

約沙法對以色列王說：「請你先求問耶和華。」

約沙法對以色列王說：「請你先求問耶和華的話。」

約沙法對以色列王說：「請你先求問耶和華的話。」

約沙法又對以色列王說：「你要先求問耶和華。」

約沙法又對以色列王說：“現在請你先求問耶和華。”

約沙法對以色列王說：『請先尋問永恆主的話怎麼說。』

又曰、請先諮諏耶和華、

又曰、今當諮諏於耶和華。

約沙法謂以色列王曰、今當問言於主、

But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel,“ First seek the counsel of the Lord.”

Jehoshaphat continued,“ First ask the Lord for advice.”

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ Inquire first for the word of the Lord.”

But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ First, please ask what the LORD’s will is.”

However, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ Please request the word of the Lord first.”

Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”

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

But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ First, please ask what the Lord’s will is.”

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

Then Jehoshaphat added,“ First seek an oracle from the LORD.”

Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,“ Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.”

But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked,“ Is there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do through him.” One of King Joram’s officers replied,“ Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah’s personal assistant.”

Jeremiah the prophet. They said,“ Please pray to the Lord your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before.Pray that the Lord your God will show us what to do and where to go.”“ All right,” Jeremiah replied.“ I will pray to the Lord your God, as you have asked, and I will tell you everything he says. I will hide nothing from you.”Then they said to Jeremiah,“ May the Lord your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do!Whether we like it or not, we will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us.”

Then Jehoshaphat added,“ But first let’s find out what the Lord says.”So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, 400 of them, and asked them,“ Should we go to war against Ramoth gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied,“ Yes, go right ahead! God will give the king victory.”

Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered,“ Judah is to go first.”

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”

When direction from the Lord is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will use the Urim— one of the sacred lots cast before the Lord— to determine his will. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will determine everything they should do.”

“ Please speak to the Lord for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the Lord will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies.”

On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the Lord. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply.Then this message came to me from the Lord:“ Son of man, tell the leaders of Israel,‘ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: How dare you come to ask me for a message? As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will tell you nothing!’

Then David asked the Lord,“ Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” And the Lord told him,“ Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”

Then Saul shouted to Ahijah,“ Bring the ephod here!” For at that time Ahijah was wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites.

So David asked the Lord again, and again the Lord replied,“ Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines.”

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium

“ Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests?

So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the Lord.

So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah.

David asked the Lord,“ Should I go and attack them?”“ Yes, go and save Keilah,” the Lord told him.

But David learned of Saul’s plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the Lord what he should do.Then David prayed,“ O Lord, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here.Will the leaders of Keilah betray me to him? And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O Lord, God of Israel, please tell me.” And the Lord said,“ He will come.”Again David asked,“ Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men to Saul?” And the Lord replied,“ Yes, they will betray you.”

For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord,“ Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” And the Lord had said,“ Go out and fight against them.”

But the angel of the Lord told Elijah, who was from Tishbe,“ Go and confront the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them,‘ Is there no God in Israel? Why are you going to Baal zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will recover?