2 Chronicles 18:20-22

Modern English Version

²⁰ Then a spirit came out and stood before the Lord, and he said, ‘I will deceive him.’

“Then the Lord said to him, ‘How?’

²¹ “Then he said, ‘I will go out and be a spirit of deception in the mouth of all the prophets.’

“Then the Lord said, ‘You will deceive and find success. Go out and do this.’

²² “Now see that the Lord has put a spirit of deception in the mouth of your prophets. So the Lord has declared disaster over you.”