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King James Version (1611 Edition)
2 Chronicles 18:20
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and sayd, I will entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto him, Wherewith?
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’
“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, 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. The LORD said to him, 'How?'
There came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. The LORD said to him, 'How?'
King James Version
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord , and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord , and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
English Standard Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.' And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?'
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.' And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?'
New Century Version
Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.' "The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?'
Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.' "The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?'
New English Translation
Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord . He said, ‘I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, ‘How?'
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.' The LORD said to him, 'By what means?'
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' The LORD said to him, 'By what means?'
New American Standard Bible
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
World English Bible
There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. Yahweh said to him, 'How?'
There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. Yahweh said to him, 'How?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then there came forth a spirit and stoode before the Lord, and said, I will perswade him. And the Lord said vnto him, Wherein?
Then there came forth a spirit and stoode before the Lord, and said, I will perswade him. And the Lord said vnto him, Wherein?
Legacy Standard Bible
Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.' And Yahweh said to him, ‘How?'
Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.' And Yahweh said to him, ‘How?'
Berean Standard Bible
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD.
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord , "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the Lord asked.
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.' Adonai asked, ‘How?'
Then a spirit stepped up, stood in front of Adonai and said, ‘I will entice him.' Adonai asked, ‘How?'
Darby Translation
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
Easy-to-Read Version
Then a spirit went and stood before the Lord . He said, ‘I will fool him!' The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?'
Then a spirit went and stood before the Lord . He said, ‘I will fool him!' The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?'
George Lamsa Translation
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD and said, I will entice him, and the LORD said to him, With what?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD and said, I will entice him, and the LORD said to him, With what?
Good News Translation
until a spirit stepped forward, approached the Lord , and said, ‘I will deceive him.' ‘How?' the Lord asked.
until a spirit stepped forward, approached the Lord , and said, ‘I will deceive him.' ‘How?' the Lord asked.
Lexham English Bible
Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.' Then Yahweh said to him, ‘By what means?'
Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.' Then Yahweh said to him, ‘By what means?'
Literal Translation
And a spirit went out and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said, With what?
And a spirit went out and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said, With what?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
there came forth a sprete, and stode before ye LORDE, and sayde: I wyl disceaue him. The LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherwith?
there came forth a sprete, and stode before ye LORDE, and sayde: I wyl disceaue him. The LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherwith?
American Standard Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
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. And the Lord said to him, How?
Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there came out a spirite, & stoode before the Lorde, and sayde: I will deceaue him. And the Lorde sayde vnto him, Wherin?
And there came out a spirite, & stoode before the Lorde, and sayde: I will deceaue him. And the Lorde sayde vnto him, Wherin?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith?
And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?
English Revised Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and stood bifor the Lord, and seide, Y schal disseyue hym. To whom the Lord seide, `Wherynne, therfor schalt thou disseyue?
and stood bifor the Lord, and seide, Y schal disseyue hym. To whom the Lord seide, `Wherynne, therfor schalt thou disseyue?
Update Bible Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. And Yahweh said to him, How?
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. And Yahweh said to him, How?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?
New King James Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, "I will persuade him.' The LORD said to him, "In what way?'
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, "I will persuade him.' The LORD said to him, "In what way?'
New Living Translation
and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!' "‘How will you do this?' the Lord asked.
and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!' "‘How will you do this?' the Lord asked.
New Life Bible
Then a spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will lead him to do it.' And the Lord said to him, ‘How?'
Then a spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will lead him to do it.' And the Lord said to him, ‘How?'
New Revised Standard
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.' The Lord asked him, ‘How?'
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.' The Lord asked him, ‘How?'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came there forth a spirit and stood before Yahweh, and said, I, will persuade him. And Yahweh said unto him, Wherewith?
Then came there forth a spirit and stood before Yahweh, and said, I, will persuade him. And Yahweh said unto him, Wherewith?
Douay-Rheims Bible
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 wilt thou deceive him?
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 wilt thou deceive him?
Revised Standard Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'By what means?'
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'By what means?'
Young's Literal Translation
And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?
And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
Contextual Overview
4 And Iehoshaphat saide vnto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets foure hundred men, and said vnto them, Shal we goe to Ramoth Gilead to battel, or shal I forbeare? And they said, Goe vp, for God will deliuer it into the kings hand. 6 But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him, for he neuer prophesied good vnto me, but alwayes euill: the same is Micaiah the sonne of Iimla. And Iehoshaphat saide, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and saide, Fetch quickly Micaiah the sonne of Iimla. 9 And the king of Israel and Iehoshaphat king of Iudah sate, either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sate in a voide place at the entring in of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the sonne of Chenaanah, had made him hornes of yron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria, vntil they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Goe vp to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliuer it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah, spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent: let thy word therefore, I pray thee be like one of theirs, and speake thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liueth, euen what my God saith, that will I speake.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
there came: Job 1:6, Job 2:1, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:5 - Go up 2 Chronicles 25:16 - determined John 8:44 - When
Cross-References
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me, from the ground.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me, from the ground.
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodome were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
But the men of Sodome were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 19:13
For we will destroy this place, because the crie of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD: and the LORD hath sent vs to destroy it.
For we will destroy this place, because the crie of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD: and the LORD hath sent vs to destroy it.
Isaiah 3:9
The shew of their countenance doeth witnesse against them, and they declare their sinne as Sodom, they hide it not: woe vnto their soule, for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues.
The shew of their countenance doeth witnesse against them, and they declare their sinne as Sodom, they hide it not: woe vnto their soule, for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues.
Isaiah 5:7
For the Uineyard of the Lord of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant: and he looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression; for righteousnesse, but behold a crie.
For the Uineyard of the Lord of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant: and he looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression; for righteousnesse, but behold a crie.
Jeremiah 14:7
O Lord, though our iniquities testifie against vs, doe thou it for thy Names sake: for our back-slidings are many, we haue sinned against thee.
O Lord, though our iniquities testifie against vs, doe thou it for thy Names sake: for our back-slidings are many, we haue sinned against thee.
James 5:4
Beholde, the hire of the labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which is of you kept backe by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Beholde, the hire of the labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which is of you kept backe by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 18:20. Then there came out a spirit — The Targum gives a strange gloss here: "Then the spirit of Naboth of Jezreel came out from the abode of the righteous, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, By what means? To which he answered, I will be a spirit of false prophecy in the mouth of his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou mayest then. But although the power of deceiving them is given unto thee, nevertheless it will not be lawful for thee to sit among the righteous; for whosoever shall speak falsely cannot have a mansion among the righteous. Therefore go forth from me, and do as thou hast said." - Targum.
