Context 22:5 Then Jehoshaphat added,1 “First seek an oracle from the Lord.”2
[22:5]1tnHeb “and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel.”
[22:5]2tnHeb “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.