20Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?


In Context

17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

2 Chronicles 18:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:20Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, 'I will entice him.' " 'By what means?' the Lord asked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:20There came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:20And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.' |Yahweh said to him, 'How?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:20Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With which?