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2 Chronicles 18:5

NETBible	So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?”¹ They said, “Attack! God² will hand it over to the king.”
NIV © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, "Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?" "Go," they answered, "for God will give it into the king’s hand."
NASB © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king."
NLT © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	So King Ahab summoned his prophets, four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should we go to war against Ramoth–gilead or not?" They all replied, "Go ahead, for God will give you a great victory!"
MSG © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	The king of Israel got the prophets together--all 400 of them-- and put the question to them: "Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or should I hold back?" "Go for it," they said. "God will hand it over to the king."
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ch 18:5	So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ch 18:5	Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred of them, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" They said, "Go up; for God will give it into the hand of the king."
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	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?" And they said, "Go up, for God will deliver it into the king’s hand."
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KJV	Therefore the king <04428> of Israel <03478> gathered together <06908> (8799) of prophets <05030> four <0702> hundred <03967> men <0376>_, and said <0559> (8799) unto them, Shall we go <03212> (8799) to Ramothgilead <07433> <01568> to battle <04421>_, or shall I forbear <02308> (8799)_? And they said <0559> (8799)_, Go up <05927> (8798)_; for God <0430> will deliver <05414> (8799) [it] into the king's <04428> hand <03027>_.
NASB © biblegateway 2Ch 18:5	Then the king <04428> of Israel <03478> assembled <06908> the prophets <05030> , four <0702> hundred <03967> men <0376> , and said <0559> to them, "Shall we go <01980> against <0413> Ramoth-gilead <07433> to battle <04421> , or <0518> shall I refrain <02308> ?" And they said <0559> , "Go <05927> up, for God <0430> will give <05414> it into the hand <03027> of the king <04428> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ sunhgagen <4863> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM israhl <2474> N-PRI touv <3588> T-APM profhtav <4396> N-APM tetrakosiouv <5071> A-APM andrav <435> N-APM kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} autoiv <846> D-DPM ei <1487> CONJ poreuyw <4198> V-APS-1S eiv <1519> PREP ramwy {N-PRI} galaad {N-PRI} eiv <1519> PREP polemon <4171> N-ASM h <2228> CONJ episcw {V-AAS-1S} kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} anabaine <305> V-PAD-2S kai <2532> CONJ dwsei <1325> V-FAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM eiv <1519> PREP tav <3588> T-APF ceirav <5495> N-APF tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	So the king <04428> of Israel <03478> assembled <06908> 400 <03967> <0702> prophets <05030> and asked <0559> them, “Should we attack <04421> Ramoth <07433> Gilead <01568> or <0518> not <02308> ?” They said <0559> , “Attack <05927> ! God <0430> will hand <03027> it over to the king <04428> .”
HEBREW	Klmh <04428> dyb <03027> Myhlah <0430> Ntyw <05414> hle <05927> wrmayw <0559> ldxa <02308> Ma <0518> hmxlml <04421> delg <01568> tmr <07433> la <0413> Klnh <01980> Mhla <0413> rmayw <0559> sya <0376> twam <03967> ebra <0702> Myabnh <05030> ta <0853> larvy <03478> Klm <04428> Ubqyw (18:5) <06908>

NETBible

So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?”¹ They said, “Attack! God² will hand it over to the king.”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “Should we go against Ramoth Gilead for war or should I refrain?”

²tn Though Jehoshaphat had requested an oracle from “the Lord” (יְהוָה, yÿhvah, “Yahweh”), the Israelite prophets stop short of actually using this name and substitute the title הָאֱלֹהִים (ha’elohim, “the God”). This ambiguity may explain in part Jehoshaphat’s hesitancy and caution (vv. 7-8). He seems to doubt that the 400 are genuine prophets of the Lord.