Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ New Living Translation and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’ English Standard Version Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ Berean Standard Bible Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. King James Bible And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. New King James Version Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ New American Standard Bible Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ NASB 1995 “Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ NASB 1977 “Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Legacy Standard Bible Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Amplified Bible Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Christian Standard Bible “Then a spirit came forward, stood in the LORD’s presence, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’” American Standard Version And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a spirit went out and stood before LORD JEHOVAH and said: “I will seduce him!” LORD JEHOVAH said to him: “With what?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. Contemporary English Version then finally a spirit came forward and said to the LORD, "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the LORD asked. Douay-Rheims Bible 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? English Revised Version And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Then the Spirit stepped forward, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' " 'How?' the LORD asked. Good News Translation until a spirit stepped forward, approached the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' International Standard Version "But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' JPS Tanakh 1917 And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him. Literal Standard Version And the spirit goes out and stands before YHWH, and says, I entice him; and YHWH says to him, By what? Majority Standard Bible Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. New American Bible until this spirit came forth and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will deceive him.’ The LORD asked: How? NET Bible Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?' New Revised Standard Version until a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ New Heart English Bible A spirit came out and stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' Webster's Bible Translation And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. World English Bible A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Young's Literal Translation 'And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I -- I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab…20And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that. 21Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. 22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’… Cross References Revelation 16:14 These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 1 Kings 22:20 And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one suggested this, and another that. 1 Kings 22:22 And he replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' 'You will surely entice him and prevail,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.' Treasury of Scripture And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 1 Kings 22:23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. Job 1:6,7 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them… Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. Jump to Previous Entice Finally Forth Forward Persuade Spirit Standeth Stood TrickJump to Next Entice Finally Forth Forward Persuade Spirit Standeth Stood Trick1 Kings 22 1. Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead37. The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him 41. Jehoshaphat's good reign 45. His acts 46. Jehoram succeeds him 51. Ahaziah's evil reign (21) A spirit.--It should be the spirit. The definite article is explained by some, perhaps rather weakly, as simply anticipatory of the description which follows. Others take the phrase to signify "the spirit of prophecy," a kind of emanation from the Godhead, looked upon as the medium of the prophetic inspiration, which is an expression conceivable, but certainly unprecedented. Perhaps without introducing into this passage the distinct idea of "the Satan," i.e., the enemy, which we find in Job 1, 2; 1Chronicles 21:1; Zechariah 3:1-2. it may be best to interpret it by the conception, common to all religions recognising the terrible existence of evil in the world, of a spiritual power of evil (called euphemistically, "the spirit") overruled to work out the judgments of God. The absolute subordination of such spirits of evil in every notice of them in the Old Testament precludes all danger of the monstrous dualism of so many Eastern religions. The reference of the power of divination to such spirits is found in the New Testament also. (See Acts 16:16-18.)Verse 21. - And there came forth a spirit [Heb. the spirit. By some, especially of the earlier commentators, understood of the evil spirit. But the view now generally adopted (Thenius, Keil, Bahr) is that "the spirit of prophecy" is meant, "the power which, going forth from God and taking possession of a man, makes him a prophet (1 Samuel 10:6, 10; 1 Samuel 19:20, 23). The נָביא is the אִישׁ הָרוּחַ (Hosea 9:7)" Bahr. This power is here personified], and stood before the Lord, and said, I [emphatic in the Hebrew] will persuade [or entice] him. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַ (hā·rū·aḥ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit came forward, וַיֵּצֵ֣א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim stood וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and said, וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will entice him.’ אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ (’ă·p̄at·ten·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude ‘By what means?’ בַּמָּֽה׃ (bam·māh) Preposition-b | Interrogative Strong's 3964: What asked אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD. יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links 1 Kings 22:21 NIV1 Kings 22:21 NLT 1 Kings 22:21 ESV 1 Kings 22:21 NASB 1 Kings 22:21 KJV 1 Kings 22:21 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 22:21 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 22:21 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 22:21 French Bible 1 Kings 22:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 22:21 There came forth a spirit and stood (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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