¹⁹ Then Micaiah said, ‘So now listen to the Lord's message! I saw the Lord as he was sitting on his throne. The great crowd of his angels in heaven were standing around him, on his right side and on his left side. ²⁰ The Lord asked, “Who will go and deceive King Ahab so that he attacks Ramoth Gilead and he dies there?” Many of the angels suggested different things. ²¹ Then a spirit came and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, “I will deceive Ahab.”^[a] The Lord asked him, “How will you do it?”