- Inquire:
- "And Zedekiahª the kingª sentª°¹ Jehucalª the sonª of Shelemiahª and Zephaniahª the sonª of Maaseiahª the priestª to¹ the prophetª Jeremiah,ª saying,ª° Prayª° now¹ unto¹ the LORDª our Godª for¹ us." {Jer 37:3} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Thus¹ shall ye sayª° to¹ the kingª of Judah,ª that sentª° you unto¹ me to enquireª° of me; Behold,¹ Pharaoh'sª army,ª which is come forthª° to helpª you, shall returnª° to Egyptª into their own land.ª" {Jer 37:7} + "Then Zedekiahª the kingª sent,ª° and tookª°¹ Jeremiahª the prophetª unto¹ him into¹ the thirdª entryª that¹ [is] in the houseª of the LORD:ª and the kingª saidª° unto¹ Jeremiah,ª I¹ will askª° thee a thing;ª hideª° nothing¹¹ from¹ me. ... Then cameª° all¹ the princesª unto¹ Jeremiah,ª and askedª° him: and he toldª° them according to all¹ these¹ wordsª that¹ the kingª had commanded.ª° So they left off speakingª° with¹ him; for¹ the matterª was not¹ perceived.ª°" {Jer 38:14-27} + "Then Jeremiahª the prophetª saidª° unto¹ them, I have heardª° [you]; behold,¹ I will prayª° unto¹ the LORDª your Godª according to your words;ª and it shall come to pass,¹ [that] whatsoever¹¹ thingª the LORDª shall answerª° you, I will declareª° [it] unto you; I will keep²° nothing² backª°¹¹ from¹ you. ... Whether¹ [it be] good,ª or whether¹ [it be] evil,ª we will obeyª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God,ª to whom¹ weª sendª° thee; that¹¹ it may be wellª° with us, when¹ we obeyª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 42:4-6} + "And the childrenª of Israelª enquiredª° of the LORD,ª (for the arkª of the covenantª of Godª [was] there¹ in those¹ days,ª" {Jdg 20:27} + "Therefore they enquiredª° of the LORDª further,¹ if the manª should yet¹ comeª° thither.ª And the LORDª answered,ª° Behold,¹ he¹ hath hid²° himself¹ among¹ the stuff.ª" {1Sm 10:22} + "And when Saulª enquiredª° of the LORD,ª the LORDª answeredª° him not,¹ neither¹ by dreams,ª nor¹ by Urim,ª nor¹ by prophets.ª" {1Sm 28:6} + "And Samuelª saidª° to¹ Saul,ª Why¹ hast thou disquietedª° me, to bring me up?ª°¹ And Saulª answered,ª° I am soreª distressed;ª° for the Philistinesª make warª° against me, and Godª is departedª° from¹¹ me, and answerethª° me no¹ more,¹ neither¹ byª prophets,ª nor¹ by dreams:ª therefore I have calledª° thee, that thou mayest make knownª° unto me what¹ I shall do.ª°" {1Sm 28:15} + "And Jeroboamª saidª° to his wife,ª Arise,ª° I pray thee,¹ and disguise²° thyself,¹ that¹ thou¹ be not¹ knownª° to be the wifeª of Jeroboam;ª and getª° thee to Shiloh:ª behold,¹ there¹ [is] Ahijahª the prophet,ª which¹ toldª°¹ me that [I should be] kingª over¹ this¹ people.ª ... And takeª° with¹ thee² tenª loaves,ª and cracknels,ª and a cruseª of honey,ª and goª° to¹ him: he¹ shall tellª° thee what¹ shall become¹ of the child.ª" {1Kg 14:2-3} + "And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ his servants,ª Knowª° ye that¹ Ramoth² in Gilead²¹ [is] ours, and we¹ [be] still,ª° [and] takeª°¹ it not out of the handª¹ of the kingª of Syria?ª ... And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto¹ Jehoshaphat,ª [There is] yet¹ oneª man,ª Micaiahª the sonª of Imlah,ª by¹¹ whom we may enquireª° of¹ the LORD:ª but I¹ hateª° him; for¹ he doth not¹ prophesyª° goodª concerning¹ me, but¹¹ evil.ª And Jehoshaphatª said,ª° Let not¹ the kingª sayª° so.¹" {1Kg 22:3-8} + "But the angelª of the LORDª saidª° to¹ Elijahª the Tishbite,ª Arise,ª° go upª° to meetª° the messengersª of the kingª of Samaria,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, [Is it] not because¹¹ [there is] not¹ a Godª in Israel,ª [that] ye¹ goª° to enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekron?ª" {2Kg 1:3} + "But Jehoshaphatª said,ª° [Is there] not¹ here¹ a prophetª of the LORD,ª that we may enquireª° of¹ the LORDª by¹¹ him? And oneª of the kingª of Israel's² servantsª¹¹ answeredª° and said,ª° Here¹ [is] Elishaª the sonª of Shaphat,ª which¹ pouredª° waterª on¹ the handsª of Elijah.ª ... And Elishaª said,ª° [As] the LORDª of hostsª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° surely,¹ were it not¹ that² I¹ regardª° the presenceª of Jehoshaphatª the kingª of Judah,ª I would not lookª° toward¹ thee, nor¹ seeª° thee." {2Kg 3:11-14} + "Go²°¹ ye, enquireª° of¹ the LORDª for¹ me, and for¹ the people,ª and for¹ all¹ Judah,ª concerning¹ the wordsª of this¹ bookª that is found:ª° for¹ greatª [is] the wrathª of the LORDª that¹ is kindledª° against us, because¹¹ our fathersª have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ the wordsª of this¹ book,ª to doª° according unto all¹ that which is writtenª° concerning¹ us. ... So Hilkiahª the priest,ª and Ahikam,ª and Achbor,ª and Shaphan,ª and Asahiah,ª went²°¹ unto¹ Huldahª the prophetess,ª the wifeª of Shallumª the sonª of Tikvah,ª the sonª of Harhas,ª keeperª° of the wardrobe;ª (now she¹ dweltª° in Jerusalemª in the college;)ª and they communedª° with¹ her." {2Kg 22:13-14} + "Sonª of man,ª these¹ men²¹ have set upª° their idolsª in¹ their heart,ª and putª° the stumblingblockª of their iniquityª beforeª their face:ª should I be enquired²° of at allª° by them? ... For¹ every oneª of the houseª¹ of Israel,ª or of the strangerª¹ that¹ sojournethª° in Israel,ª which separateth²° himself¹ from¹¹ me,² and setteth upª° his idolsª in¹ his heart,ª and puttethª° the stumblingblockª of his iniquityª beforeª his face,ª and comethª° to¹ a prophetª to enquireª° of him concerning me; I¹ the LORDª will answerª° him by myself:" {Ezk 14:3-7} + "And it came to pass¹ in the seventhª year,ª in the fifthª [month], the tenthª [day] of the month,ª [that] certain²¹ of the eldersª¹ of Israelª cameª° to enquireª°¹ of the LORD,ª and satª° beforeª me. ... Sonª of man,ª speakª°¹ unto the eldersª of Israel,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Are ye¹ comeª° to enquireª° of me? [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I will not¹ be enquiredª° of by you." {Ezk 20:1-3}
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