1 Kings 22:5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray you, at the word of the LORD to day. It has been noted, that in ancient Grecian national affairs, when all theories that are called practical break down, it is the once-despised and suspected philosophers that come into strange public importance. If an important embassy to a hostile nation is to be sent, it is to Xenocrates that they entrust it, though the man was never seen in the assembly. If Antigonus wants a safe officer to hold the Accorrinthus, he chooses Perseus the Stoic. When Alexander in his despair at the murder of Clitus sits in dust and ashes, and will not eat or drink, they send two philosophers to bring him to reason. The men whose lives are devoted to thought are now regarded as peace-makers and politicians above the ordinary level. Parallel Verses KJV: And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.WEB: Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh." |
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