1 Kings 22:21

And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, + 22:20 Gr. and he shall, etc.that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.

22And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt deceive him, yea, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

Job 2:1And it came to pass on a certain day, that the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came among them to stand before the Lord.

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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