1 Kings 22:21

In 11 translations

BSB

Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.Some texts break verse 21 and begin verse 22 at this point.

KJV

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

WEB

A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

ASV

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

LSV

And the spirit goes out and stands before YHWH, and says, I entice him; and YHWH says to him, By what?

YLT

'And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I — I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?

DBY

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

DRC

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?

GNV

Then there came forth a spirit, and stoode before the Lord, and sayd, I wil entise him. And the Lord sayd vnto him, Wherewith?

JPS

And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him.

LXXE

And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.

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WLC

וַיֵּצֵ֣א הָר֗וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲנִ֣י אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו בַּמָּֽה׃KJV:1Kgs.22.22

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐξῆλθε πνεῦμα καὶ ἔστη ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, καὶ εἶπεν, ἐγὼ ἀπατήσω αὐτόν.

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• 1 Kings 22:23So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
• Job 1:6–7One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and…
• Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

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