1 Kings 22:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.”
1 Kings 22:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 22:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 22:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’”
1 Kings 22:21 — World English Bible
1 Kings 22:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. ”
1 Kings 22:21 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 22:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I--I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?”
1 Kings 22:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 22:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. ”
1 Kings 22:21 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 22:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then there came forth a spirit, and stoode before the Lord, and sayd, I wil entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto him, Wherewith?”
1 Kings 22:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 22:21 in Context — 1 Kings 22
19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
20 And the Lord said, Who shall persuade 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 the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.
22 And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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What Does 1 Kings 22:21 Mean?
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