2 Chronicles 18:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 18:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 18:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 18:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? ”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 18:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 18:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? ”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 18:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then there came forth a spirit and stoode before the Lord, and said, I will perswade him. And the Lord said vnto him, Wherein?”
2 Chronicles 18:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 18:20 in Context — 2 Chronicles 18
18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
What Does 2 Chronicles 18:20 Mean?
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