1 Kings 22:5
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5 Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, (A)“Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”
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Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 (A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
(B)And lean not on your own understanding;
6 (C)In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall [a]direct your paths.
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- Proverbs 3:6 Or make smooth or straight
2 Chronicles 18:4-5
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4 Also Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, (A)“Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”
5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?”
So they said, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.”
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Jeremiah 42:2-6
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2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, (A)“Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and (B)pray for us to the Lord your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but (C)a few of many, as you can see), 3 that the Lord your God may show us (D)the way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.”
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words, and it shall be, that (E)whatever the Lord answers you, I will declare it to you. I will (F)keep nothing back from you.”
5 So they said to Jeremiah, (G)“Let the Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not do according to everything which the Lord your God sends us by you. 6 Whether it is [a]pleasing or [b]displeasing, we will (H)obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, (I)that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.”
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- Jeremiah 42:6 Lit. good
- Jeremiah 42:6 Lit. evil
Jeremiah 21:2
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2 (A)“Please inquire of the Lord for us, for [a]Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us.”
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- Jeremiah 21:2 Heb. Nebuchadrezzar, and so elsewhere in the book
2 Kings 3:11
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11 But (A)Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?”
So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who (B)poured[a] water on the hands of Elijah.”
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- 2 Kings 3:11 Was the personal servant of
Numbers 27:21
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21 (A)He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him (B)by the judgment of the Urim. (C)At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”
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Ezekiel 20:1-3
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The Rebellions of Israel
20 It came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that (A)certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me. 2 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 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, (B)“I will not be inquired of by you.” ’
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Ezekiel 14:3
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3 “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them (A)that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. (B)Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
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1 Chronicles 10:13
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13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had [a]committed against the Lord, (A)because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because (B)he consulted a medium for guidance.
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- 1 Chronicles 10:13 Lit. transgressed
2 Kings 1:3
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3 But the [a]angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’
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- 2 Kings 1:3 Or Angel
1 Samuel 30:8
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8 (A)So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?”
And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”
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1 Samuel 23:9-12
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9 When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, (A)he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah (B)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 pray, tell Your servant.”
And the Lord said, “He will come down.”
12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah [a]deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:12 Lit. shut up
1 Samuel 23:4
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4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again.
And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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1 Samuel 23:2
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2 Therefore David (A)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and [a]attack these Philistines?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:2 Lit. strike
1 Samuel 14:18
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18 And Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the [a]ark of God here” (for at that time the ark of God was with the children of Israel).
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- 1 Samuel 14:18 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX ephod
Judges 20:29
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29 Then Israel (A)set men in ambush all around Gibeah.
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Judges 20:23
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23 (A)Then the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, “Shall I again draw near for battle against the children of my brother Benjamin?”
And the Lord said, “Go up against him.”
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Judges 20:18
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18 Then the children of Israel arose and (A)went up to [a]the house of God to (B)inquire of God. They said, “Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?”
The Lord said, (C)“Judah first!”
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- Judges 20:18 Or Bethel
Judges 1:1
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The Continuing Conquest of Canaan(A)
1 Now after the (B)death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel (C)asked the Lord, saying, “Who shall be first to go up for us against the (D)Canaanites to fight against them?”
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Joshua 9:14
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14 Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; (A)but they [a]did not ask counsel of the Lord.
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- Joshua 9:14 Lit. did not inquire at the mouth of
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