1 Kings 22:21

Brenton's Septuagint

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Then a spirit came forward, stood in the Lord’s presence, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

Hebrew Names Version
There came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him.

King James Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord , and said, I will persuade him.

English Standard Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.'

New Century Version
Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.'

New English Translation
Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord . He said, ‘I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, ‘How?'

Amplified Bible
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'

New American Standard Bible
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then there came forth a spirit, & stoode before the Lord, and sayd, I wil entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto him, Wherewith?

Legacy Standard Bible
Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.'

Contemporary English Version
then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord , "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the Lord asked.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then a spirit stepped up, stood in front of Adonai and said, ‘I will entice him.'

Darby Translation
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then a spirit went and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will fool him!' The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?'

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

Good News Translation
until a spirit stepped forward, approached the Lord , and said, ‘I will deceive him.'

Lexham English Bible
Then a spirit came out and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him,' and Yahweh said to him, ‘How?'

Literal Translation
And a spirit came forth and stood before Jehovah, and said, I surely will entice him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wete there forth a sprete, & stode before the LORDE, and sayde: I wyl disceaue him.

American Standard Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

Bible in Basic English
Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there came foorth a certayne spirite, and stoode before the Lorde, and sayde: I will persuade him. And the Lorde sayde vnto him: Wherwith?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him.

King James Version (1611)
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will perswade him.

English Revised Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, 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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli a spirit yede out, and stood bifor the Lord, and seide, Y schal disseyue hym. To whom the Lord spak, In what thing?

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?

Update Bible Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, 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
There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him.

New King James Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, "I will persuade him.'

New Living Translation
and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!'

New Life Bible
Then a spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will lead him.'

New Revised Standard
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said - I, will persuade him.

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?

Revised Standard Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ And he came to the king: and the king said to him, Michaias, shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and he said, Go up, and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. ¹⁶ And the king said to him, How often shall I adjure thee, that thou speak to me truth in the name of the Lord? ¹⁷ And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock without a shepherd: and the Lord said, Is not God lord of these? let each one return to his home in peace. ¹⁸ And the king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda, Did I not say to thee that this man does not prophesy good to me, for he speaks nothing but evil? ¹⁹ And Michaias said, Not so, it is not I: hear the word of the Lord; it is not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left. ²⁰ And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way. ²¹ And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. ²² And 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. ²³ And now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee. ²⁴ And Sedekias the son of Chanaan came near and smote Michaias on the cheek, and said, What sort of a spirit of the Lord has spoken in thee?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 22:23, Job 1:6, Job 1:7, Job 2:1

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 16:10 - so let him 2 Chronicles 18:21 - General Psalms 78:49 - by sending Micah 2:11 - a man Acts 5:3 - why Acts 19:15 - General Revelation 22:15 - whosoever

Cross-References

Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I am here.

Genesis 22:12
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.

Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of his master’s camels, and he took of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.

Numbers 23:7
And he took up his parable, and said, Balac king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel.

Job 1:1
There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and than man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.

Job 32:2
Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there came forth a spirit,.... Not from the heavenly host on the right hand or the left, for they are pure and holy spirits, and impeccable, and cannot lie or deceive; but the evil spirit, Satan, the father of lies, the old deceiver, who came forth from his own place and his own company:

and stood before the Lord presented himself before him, as Satan did, Job 1:6,

and said, l will persuade him; or prevail upon him; evil spirits love to be employed in doing harm to men, they go about seeking whom they may devour. This could not be the spirit of Naboth, as the Jews say q, seeking revenge on Ahab; that was in a state of happiness, could not move from thence, and be capable of sinning.

q T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 89. 1. & 102. 2. Targum in 2 Chron. xviii. 20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A spirit - “The spirit “ - which some explain as “the evil spirit” - i. e. Satan; others as simply “the spirit” who should “persuade.”