1 Raja-raja 20:22

The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory

20:22 The prophet ¹  visited the king of Israel and instructed him, “Go, fortify your defenses. ²  Determine ³  what you must do, for in the spring ⁴  the king of Syria will attack ⁵  you.”

1 Raja-raja 22:6

22:6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” ⁶  They said, “Attack! The sovereign one ⁷  will hand it over to the king.”

[20:22]  ¹ tn The definite article indicates previous reference, that is, “the prophet mentioned earlier” (see v. 13).

[20:22]  ² tn Heb “strengthen yourself.”

[20:22]  ³ tn Heb “know and see.”

[20:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “at the turning of the year.”

[20:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “go up against.”

[22:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

[22:6]  ⁷ tn Though Jehoshaphat requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, Yahweh), they stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title אֲדֹנָי (’adonai, “lord; master”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the four hundred are genuine prophets of the Lord.