2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 20

2 Chronicles 18:20

Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
2 Chronicles 18:20, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:20 in other translations

BSBThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
WEBA spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’
ASVAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
YLTAnd go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?
DARBYAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
BBEThen a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?
WebsterThen there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?

What does 2 Chronicles 18:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Then there came out a spirit - The Targum gives a strange gloss here: "Then the spirit of Naboth of Jezreel came out from the abode of the righteous, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, By what means? To which he answered, I will be a spirit of false prophecy in the mouth of his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou mayest then. But although the power of deceiving them is given unto thee, nevertheless it will not be lawful for thee to sit among the righteous; for whosoever shall speak falsely cannot have a mansion among the righteous. Therefore go forth from me, and do as thou hast said." - Targum.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 18:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and it came forthH3318
הָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achthe spiritH7307
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.Modand it stoodH5975
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand it saidH559
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
אֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuI will deceive himH6601
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto itH413
בַּמָּֽה\׃ba.Mah<in> how?H4100

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:20

  • Job 1:6

    Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

  • Job 2:1

    Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:13-15

    For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
there came.
Job 1:6; 2:1; 2Co 11:3,13-15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:19

    And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:20

    Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:21

    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.

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2 Chronicles 18:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas salió un espíritu, que se puso delante de Jehová, y dijo: Yo le induciré. Y Jehová le dijo: ¿De qué modo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un esprit sortit, et se tint devant l’ Éternel, et dit: Moi, je le persuaderai. Et l’ Éternel lui dit: Comment?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da trat ein Geist hervor und stellte sich vor Jehova und sprach: Ich will ihn bereden. Und Jehova sprach zu ihm: Wodurch?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		processit spiritus, et stetit coram Domino, et ait: Ego decipiam eum. Cui Dominus: In quo, inquit, decipies?