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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, &#8216I will entice him.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, &#8216I will entice him.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then a spirit came forward, stood in the LORD’s presence, and said, ‘I will entice him.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, &#8216I will entice him.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />then finally a spirit came forward and said to the LORD, "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the LORD asked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Then the Spirit stepped forward, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' " 'How?' the LORD asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />until a spirit stepped forward, approached the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ?I will entice him.? ?By what means?? asked the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A spirit came out and stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the spirit goes out and stands before YHWH, and says, I entice him; and YHWH says to him, By what?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I -- I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the spirit will go forth and stand before Jehovah, and he will say, I will deceive him. And Jehovah will say, By what?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />until this spirit came forth and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will deceive him.’ The LORD asked: How?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />until a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a spirit went out and stood before LORD JEHOVAH and said: “I will seduce him!” LORD JEHOVAH said to him: “With what?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8915" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: hā·rū·aḥ (Art:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Then a spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came forward,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">‘I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: ’ă·p̄at·ten·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">will entice him.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: bam·māh (Prep-b:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘By what means?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">asked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a></span><br />One 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 forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1-7</a></span><br />On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-20.htm">2 Chronicles 18:20-22</a></span><br />Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. / And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ / So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9-10</a></span><br />And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. / And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2-3</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. / And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-12.htm">Mark 1:12-13</a></span><br />At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness, / and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14</a></span><br />And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a></span><br />For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">Acts 5:3</a></span><br />Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-23.htm">1 Kings 22:23</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6,7</a></b></br> Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1</a></b></br> Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Finally</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-17.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-38.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-38.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/20-23.htm">Trick</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-20.htm">Finally</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-13.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-7.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Trick</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then a spirit came forward</b><br>In the heavenly council, spirits are depicted as having roles in executing God's will. This scene reflects the belief in a spiritual realm where God interacts with His creation through various agents. The "spirit" here is not named, suggesting a focus on the function rather than identity. This aligns with other biblical instances where God uses spiritual beings to accomplish His purposes, such as in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a>.<p><b>stood before the LORD</b><br>Standing before the LORD indicates a position of readiness to serve and act according to God's command. This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty of God, who presides over the heavenly host. It reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice where subjects would stand before a king to receive orders, highlighting the divine council's hierarchical structure.<p><b>and said, ‘I will entice him.’</b><br>The spirit's proposal to entice Ahab reveals the divine allowance for human free will and the use of spiritual means to fulfill God's judgment. The term "entice" suggests a plan to lead Ahab into a decision that aligns with God's judgment against him, as prophesied earlier in <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a>. This reflects the biblical theme of God using both good and evil to achieve His purposes, as seen in <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>.<p><b>‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.</b><br>God's question indicates His sovereign control and the deliberative process within the divine council. It shows that God is not the author of evil but permits certain actions within His overarching plan. This interaction underscores the biblical principle that God allows human and spiritual agents to operate within the boundaries of His will, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a>, where God declares His control over both peace and calamity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The King of Israel, known for his idolatry and opposition to God's prophets. His reign is marked by conflict with the prophet Elijah and a tendency to follow false prophets.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The King of Judah, who seeks to align with Ahab through marriage and military alliance, yet desires to inquire of the LORD before going to battle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/micaiah.htm">Micaiah</a></b><br>A true prophet of the LORD who is called upon to prophesy about the outcome of the battle against Ramoth-gilead. He is known for speaking the truth, regardless of the consequences.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spirit.htm">The Spirit</a></b><br>A spirit that volunteers to entice Ahab into going to battle, ultimately leading to his downfall. This spirit operates under God's sovereign permission.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who allows the spirit to carry out its plan, demonstrating His control over all events, even those involving deception.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all events, including those involving spiritual beings. His purposes will ultimately prevail, even when human understanding is limited.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_prophecy.htm">Discernment in Prophecy</a></b><br>Understand the importance of discerning true prophecy from false. Like Micaiah, believers are called to speak the truth of God's word, even when it is unpopular or leads to personal risk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Acknowledge the existence of spiritual forces that seek to influence human decisions. Believers must remain vigilant and rely on God's wisdom and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ahab's account serves as a warning about the dangers of ignoring God's word and following false counsel. Obedience to God leads to life, while disobedience leads to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_counsel.htm">Seeking God's Counsel</a></b><br>Like Jehoshaphat, believers should seek God's guidance in all decisions, especially those involving alliances and major life choices. God's wisdom is available to those who ask.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_4_15-16_a_vision_or_hallucination.htm">In Job 4:15–16, is the description of a spirit encounter credible or scientifically verifiable, or could it be a hallucination or vision? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_judas's_possession_unique_to_john.htm">In John 13:27, how can Judas be possessed by Satan, and why is this scenario omitted in other Gospels? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_doeg_alone_kill_many_priests.htm">Are there historical or logistical issues with Doeg, a single Edomite, carrying out the massacre of so many priests (1 Samuel 21:7 - 22:18-19)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_lie_(titus_1_2_vs._1kgs_22_23).htm">Does God lie? (Titus 1:2 vs. 1 Kings 22:23)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">A spirit.</span>--It should be <span class= "ital">the spirit. </span>The definite article is explained by some, perhaps rather weakly, as simply anticipatory of the description which follows. Others take the phrase to signify "the spirit of prophecy," a kind of emanation from the Godhead, looked upon as the medium of the prophetic inspiration, which is an expression conceivable, but certainly unprecedented. Perhaps without introducing into this passage the distinct idea of "the Satan," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the enemy, which we find in Job 1, 2; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm" title="And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.">1Chronicles 21:1</a>; <a href="/context/zechariah/3-1.htm" title="And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.">Zechariah 3:1-2</a>. it may be best to interpret it by the conception, common to all religions recognising the terrible existence of evil in the world, of a spiritual power of evil (called euphemistically, "the spirit") overruled to work out the judgments of God. The absolute subordination of such spirits of evil in every notice of them in the Old Testament precludes all danger of the monstrous dualism of so many Eastern religions. The reference of the power of divination to such spirits is found in the New Testament also. (See <a href="/context/acts/16-16.htm" title="And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:">Acts 16:16-18</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there came forth a spirit</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">the spirit</span>. By some, especially of the earlier commentators, understood of the evil spirit. But the view now generally adopted (Thenius, Keil, Bahr) is that "the spirit of prophecy" is meant, "the power which, going forth from God and taking possession of a man, makes him a prophet (<a href="/1_samuel/10-6.htm">1 Samuel 10:6, 10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-20.htm">1 Samuel 19:20, 23</a>). The <span class="hebrew">נָביא</span> is the <span class="hebrew">אִישׁ הָרוּחַ</span> (<a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a>)" Bahr. This power is here personified], <span class="cmt_word">and stood before the Lord, and said, I</span> [emphatic in the Hebrew] <span class="cmt_word">will persuade</span> [or entice] <span class="cmt_word">him.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then a spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">הָר֗וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came forward,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֧אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will entice him.’</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·p̄at·ten·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘By what means?’</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3964.htm">Strong's 3964: </a> </span><span class="str2">What </span><br /><br /><span class="word">asked</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-21.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:21 There came forth a spirit and stood (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>