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21 Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will trick him.’

22 “The Lord asked, ‘How will you trick Ahab?’

“The spirit answered, ‘I will go to Ahab’s prophets. I will make them tell lies.’

“So the Lord said, ‘You will succeed in tricking him. Go and do it.’”

23 Micaiah said, “Ahab, this has now happened. The Lord has caused your prophets to lie to you. The Lord has decided that great trouble should come to you.”

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21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’

22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(A) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.

“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’

23 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving(B) spirit in the mouths of all these prophets(C) of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster(D) for you.”

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