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New Revised Standard
2 Chronicles 18:20
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord , saying, ‘I will entice him.' The Lord asked him, ‘How?'
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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?
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?'
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 Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the Lord ." 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred of them, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" They said, "Go up; for God will give it into the hand of the king." 6 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no other prophet of the Lord here of whom we may inquire?" 7 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one other by whom we may inquire of the Lord , Micaiah son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies anything favorable about me, but only disaster." Jehoshaphat said, "Let the king not say such a thing." 8 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah." 9 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes; and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 10 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, "Thus says the Lord : With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are destroyed." 11 All the prophets were prophesying the same and saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king." 12 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably." 13 But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak."
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 the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 13:13
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
Jeremiah 14:7
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
James 5:4
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
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.
