1 Kings 22:21

Updated Bible Version

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice 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.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive 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?

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 when he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king. ¹⁶ And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh? ¹⁷ And he said, I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Yahweh said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. ¹⁸ And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Didn't I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? ¹⁹ And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. ²⁰ And Yahweh said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner. ²¹ And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. ²² And Yahweh said to him, How? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so. ²³ Now therefore, look, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you. ²⁴ Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?

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 did prove Abraham, and said to him, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

Genesis 22:12
And he said, Don't lay your hand on the lad, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you haven't withheld your son, your only son, from me.

Genesis 24:10
And the slave took ten camels, of the camels of his master, having all good things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

Numbers 23:7
And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse Jacob for me, And come, defy Israel.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

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.”