Catholic Public Domain Version
"But then a spirit went out and stood before the Lord. And he said, ‘I will mislead him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ "
— 1 Kings 22:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.”
“And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. ”
“A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.'”
“Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said,‘I will deceive him.’”
“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?”
“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 there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.”
Therefore, the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: “Did I not tell you that he prophesies nothing good to me, but always evil?”
Yet truly, continuing, he said: “Because of his, listen to the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne. And the entire army of heaven was standing beside him, to the right and to the left.
And the Lord said, ‘Who will mislead Ahab, the king of Israel, so that he may ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And one spoke words in this manner, and another spoke otherwise.
But then a spirit went out and stood before the Lord. And he said, ‘I will mislead him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
And he said, ‘I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said: ‘You will deceive him, and you will prevail. Go forth, and do so.’
So now, behold: the Lord has given a lying spirit into the mouth of all your prophets who are here. And the Lord has spoken evil against you.”
Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, drew near and struck Micaiah on the jaw, and he said, “So then, has the Spirit of the Lord left me, and spoken to you?”