1 Kings 22:21-23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²¹ ‘Then a spirit came forward, stood in the Lord’s presence, and said, “I will entice him.”

²² ‘The Lord asked him, “How? ”

‘He said, “I will go and become a lying spirit^(A) in the mouth of all his prophets.”

‘Then he said, “You will certainly entice him and prevail.^(B) Go and do that.”

²³ ‘You see, the Lord has put a lying spirit into the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has pronounced disaster against you.’