1Kings 22:22

NIV

“ ‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

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

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

Sentiment:
Strongly Positive(0.870494115)

NIV - New International Version

“ ‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

NIV - New International Version

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

NIV - New International Version

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

Sentiment:
Strongly Positive(0.870494115)
        

Others Bible versions

The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then the Lord said, ‘You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.’

AMP - Amplified Bible

The Lord said to him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets. [The Lord] said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do it.

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

ASV - American Standard Version

“The Lord asked him, ‘How?’ “He said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “Then he said, ‘You will certainly entice him and prevail. Go and do that.’

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and also succeed: go forth, and do so.

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

‘How are you going to do that?’ the Lord asked.

FBV - Free Bible Version

‘I will go and be a lying spirit and make all his prophets tell lies,’ the spirit replied.

FBV - Free Bible Version

‘That will work,’ the Lord responded. ‘Go and do it.’

FBV - Free Bible Version

“The Lord asked him, ‘How? ’ “He said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “Then He said, ‘You will certainly entice him and prevail. Go and do that.’

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

And the Lord said unto him, In what manner? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also; go forth and do so.

JUB - Jubilee Bible

And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

KJV - King James Version

And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

He said, ‘I will go out and I will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You shall entice and succeed, go out and do so.’

LEB - Lexham English Bible

“The Lord said to him, ‘How?’

MEV - Modern English Version

“And he said, ‘I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’

MEV - Modern English Version

“And He said, ‘You will be successful and persuade him. Go forth, and do so.’

MEV - Modern English Version

The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’

NET - New English Translation

‘ “By what means?” the Lord asked.

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

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

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

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

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.

YLT98 - Youngs Literal Translation 1898

Context - NIV

1Kings 22:21

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

Sentiment: Weakly Positive(0.752549465)
1Kings 22:22

“ ‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.

Sentiment: Strongly Positive(0.870494115) 1Kings 22:22

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

Sentiment: Strongly Positive(0.870494115) 1Kings 22:22

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

Sentiment: Strongly Positive(0.870494115)
1Kings 22:23

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

Sentiment: Weakly Positive(0.783430961)

Cross Reference - NIV