Parallel Verses
Youngs 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?
New American Standard Bible
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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?
Holman Bible
“Then
“The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
International Standard Version
"But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the LORD, and said, "I will entice him.' "And the LORD asked him, "How?'
A Conservative Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before LORD, and said, I will entice him. And LORD said to him, With what?
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?
Amplified
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
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?
Darby Translation
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
Julia Smith Translation
And a spirit will come forth and stand before Jehovah, and say, I will persuade. And Jehovah will say, In what?
King James 2000
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, By what means?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, 'I will entice him.' Then Yahweh said to him, 'By what means?'
Modern King James verseion
And a spirit came out and stood before Jehovah and said, I will tempt him. And Jehovah said, With what?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
there came out a spirit and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will deceive him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?'
NET Bible
Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The Lord asked him, 'How?'
New Heart English Bible
A spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' "The LORD said to him, 'How?'
The Emphasized Bible
Then came there forth a spirit and stood before Yahweh, and said, I, will persuade him. And Yahweh said unto him, Wherewith?
Webster
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?
World English Bible
A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.' "Yahweh said to him, 'How?'
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Micaiah » A prophet who reproved king ahab
Interlinear
Yatsa'
`amad
Paniym
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 18:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat's Alliance With Ahab
19 and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab king of Israel, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker saith thus, and that speaker thus. 20 And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what? 21 and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.
Names
Cross References
Job 1:6
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
Job 2:1
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.
2 Corinthians 11:3
and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in the Christ;
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,