The Lord said, ‘Will any of you trick King Ahab? I want him to go and fight against the army of Aram at Ramoth. Then he will be killed.’ The angels did not agree about what they should do.
1 Kings 22:21 - Easy To Read Version Then one angel went to the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then there came forth a spirit [of whom I am about to tell] and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him. American Standard Version (1901) And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. Common English Bible until one particular spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I’ll persuade him.’ ‘How?’ the LORD asked. Catholic Public Domain Version But then a spirit went out and stood before the Lord. And he said, 'I will mislead him.' And the Lord said to him, 'By what means?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And 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 Lord said, ‘Will any of you trick King Ahab? I want him to go and fight against the army of Aram at Ramoth. Then he will be killed.’ The angels did not agree about what they should do.
The Lord answered, ‘How will you trick King Ahab?’ The angel answered, ‘I will confuse all of Ahab’s prophets. I will tell the prophets to speak lies to King Ahab. The messages from the prophets will be lies.’ So the Lord said, ‘Good! Go and trick King Ahab. You will succeed.’”
Micaiah finished his story. Then he said, “So this is what has happened here. The Lord has caused your prophets to lie to you. The Lord himself has decided that great trouble should come to you.”
That spirit answered, ‘I will go out and become a lying spirit in Ahab’s prophets’ mouths.’ And the Lord said, ‘You will succeed in tricking Ahab. So go out and do it.’
On another day, the angels {\cf2\super [4]} came to meet with the Lord. Even Satan came to meet with the Lord.
These evil spirits are the spirits of demons. {\cf2\super [122]} They \{have power to\} do miracles. {\cf2\super [123]} These evil spirits go out to the rulers of the whole world. They go out to gather the rulers for battle on the great day of God the All-Powerful.