King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 18:20 Mean?
“Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?”
Context
18
Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
19
And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead ? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
20
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
21
And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
22
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(20) **Then there came out a spirit.**—Rather, *And the spirit came forth.* LXX., καὶ ἐξῆλθεν τὸ πνεῦμα*.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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