1 Kings 22:5
22:5 Then Jehoshaphat added, 1 “First seek an oracle from the Lord.” 2
1 tn Heb “and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel.”
2 tn Heb “the word of the Lord.” Jehoshaphat is requesting a prophetic oracle revealing the Lord’s will in the matter and their prospects for success. For examples of such oracles, see 2 Sam 5:19, 23-24.