Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me ... To "inquire of the Lord," through the appointed methods, by Urim and Thummim, or from the prophets, was a phraseology as common amount the Jews as to consult a physician or lawyer is among ourselves. Innumerable instances occur in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:22; Judges 1:1-2; Judges 10:10-14; Judges 20:18; Judges 20:23; 1 Samuel 10:21; 2 Samuel 16:23; 1 Kings 22:5-7; 2 Kings 3:11-12; 1 Chronicles 13:3). The agitated feelings of the king prompted him to ask immediate counsel how to avert those curses under which his kingdom lay; and forthwith a deputation of his principal officers was sent to one endowed with the prophetic spirit.