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


In Context

18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?"

19 Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the Lord : I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the host of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left.

20 And the Lord said, 'Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' "One suggested this, and another that.

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

22 " 'By what means?' the Lord asked. " 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. " 'You will succeed in enticing him,' said the Lord . 'Go and do it.'

23 "So now the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster for you."

1st Kings 22:21 in Other Translations

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?

The American 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.