1 Kings 22:21

And the spirit goes out and stands before YHWH, and says, I entice him; and YHWH says to him, By what?

Literal Standard Version

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 YHWH says, Who entices Ahab, and he goes up and falls in Ramoth-Gilead? And this one says thus, and that one is saying thus.

22And he says, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He says, You entice, and also you are able; go out and do so.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21And he says, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He says, You entice, and also, you are able; go out and do so.

Job 2:1And the day is, that sons of God come to station themselves by YHWH, and there also comes Satan in their midst to station himself by YHWH.

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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