1 Kings 22:20

And LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of LORD. I saw LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

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

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:8And I heard the voice of LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, I am here, send me.

Ezekiel 14:9And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, LORD, have deceived that prophet. And I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:16-29

Micaiah's Prediction. ( b. c. 897.) 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said,… Read the whole commentary →

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