1 Kings 22:16
16But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”2 Kings 3:11-13
11 aAnd Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” Then one of the king of Israel’s servants answered, b“Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, cwho poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.13And Elisha said to the king of Israel, d“What have I to do with you? Go to ethe prophets of your father and to fthe prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No; it is gthe Lord who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
Jeremiah 21:1-2
Jerusalem Will Fall to Nebuchadnezzar
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him hPashhur the son of Malchiah and iZephaniah the priest, the son of jMaaseiah, saying, 2 k“Inquire of the Lord for us, lfor Nebuchadnezzar ▼▼Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, an alternate spelling of Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon) occurring frequently from Jeremiah 21–52; this latter spelling is used throughout Jeremiah for consistency
king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to nall his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us.” Jeremiah 37:3
3King Zedekiah sent oJehucal the son of pShelemiah, and qZephaniah the priest, the son of rMaaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please spray for us to the Lord our God.”Mark 6:20
20for Herod tfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he uheard him gladly.
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