21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.


In Context

18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

19 And he said, Hear you therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

22 And the LORD said to him, With which? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets, and the LORD has spoken evil concerning you.

1 Kings 22:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:21Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, 'I will entice him.'

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:21And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I — I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?