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22 Ruach answered, ‘I will go out and be a spirit that tells lies through the mouths of all of Ahab’s prophets.’

Yahweh said, ‘You will succeed in deceiving him. Go and do it.’

23 “So, Yahweh has put into the mouths of all these prophets of yours a spirit that makes them tell lies. Yahweh has spoken evil about you.”

24 Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went to Micaiah and struck him on the cheek. “How did Ruach Yahweh leave me to talk to you?” he asked.

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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.”

24 Then Zedekiah(E) son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(F) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak(G) to you?” he asked.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:24 Or Spirit of