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Myles Coverdale Bible
2 Chronicles 18:20
there came forth a sprete, and stode before ye LORDE, and sayde: I wyl disceaue him. The LORDE sayde vnto him: Wherwith?
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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?
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?
King James Version (1611)
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and sayd, I will entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto him, Wherewith?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and sayd, I will entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto 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 But Iosaphat sayde vnto the kynge of Israel: Axe councell (I praye the) this daye at the worde of the LORDE. 5 And the kynge of Israel gathered the prophetes together, euen foure hundreth men, & saide vnto them: Shal we go to the battayll vnto Ramoth in Gilead, or shal I let it alone? They sayde: Go vp, God shal delyuer it into the kynges hade. 6 But Iosaphat sayde: Is there not yet one prophet of the LORDE here, yt we maye axe at him? 7 The kynge of Israel sayde vnto Iosaphat: There is yet one man, at whom we maye axe of ye LORDE: but I hate him, for he prophecieth me no good, but allwaye euell, namely Micheas the sonne of Iemla. Iosaphat sayde: Let not the kynge saye so. 8 And the kynge of Israel called one of his chamberlaynes, & sayde: Brynge hither soone Micheas the sonne of Iemla. 9 And the kynge of Israel, and Iosaphat the kynge of Iuda, sat either of them vpon his seate, arayed in their garmentes. Euen in the place at the dore of the porte of Samaria sat they, and all ye prophetes prophecied before them. 10 And Sedechias the sonne of Cnaena had made him hornes of yron, and sayde: Thus sayeth the LORDE: With these shalt thou pu?she at the Syrians, tyll thou brynge them to naughte. 11 And all the prophetes prophecied likewyse, & sayde: Go vp vnto Ramoth in Gilead, and thou shalt prospere, and ye LORDE shal delyuer it in to the kynges hande. 12 And the messaunger that wente to call Micheas, spake vnto him, and sayde: Beholde, ye wordes of the prophetes are with one acorde good before the kynge: let thy worde (I praye the) be as one of theirs, and speake thou good also. 13 But Micheas sayde: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, loke what my God sayeth vnto me, yt wyl 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 sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.
Genesis 13:13
But ye men of Sodome were wicked, and synned exceadingly agaynst the LORDE.
But ye men of Sodome were wicked, and synned exceadingly agaynst the LORDE.
Genesis 19:13
for we must destroye this place, because the crye of them is greate before the LORDE, which hath sent vs to destroye them.
for we must destroye this place, because the crye of them is greate before the LORDE, which hath sent vs to destroye them.
Isaiah 3:9
The chaunginge of their countenaunce bewrayeth them, yee they declare their owne synnes them selues, as the Sodomites, & hyde the not. Wo be vnto their soules, for they shalbe heuely rewarded.
The chaunginge of their countenaunce bewrayeth them, yee they declare their owne synnes them selues, as the Sodomites, & hyde the not. Wo be vnto their soules, for they shalbe heuely rewarded.
Isaiah 5:7
As for the vynyarde of the LORDE of hoostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda his fayre plantinge. Of these he loked for equyte, but se there is wronge: for rightuousnesse, lo, It is but misery.
As for the vynyarde of the LORDE of hoostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda his fayre plantinge. Of these he loked for equyte, but se there is wronge: for rightuousnesse, lo, It is but misery.
Jeremiah 14:7
Doutles oure owne wickednesse rewarde vs: But LORDE do thou acordinge to yi name, though oure transgressions and synnes be many.
Doutles oure owne wickednesse rewarde vs: But LORDE do thou acordinge to yi name, though oure transgressions and synnes be many.
James 5:4
Beholde, the hyre of the labourers which haue reped downe youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which haue reped, are entred in to the eares of the LORDE Sabaoth.
Beholde, the hyre of the labourers which haue reped downe youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which haue reped, are entred in to the eares of the LORDE 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.
