1 Kings 22:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.”

1 Kings 22:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 22:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 22:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.””

1 Kings 22:23 — World English Bible

1 Kings 22:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.”

1 Kings 22:23 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 22:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And now, lo, Jehovah hath put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath spoken concerning thee--evil.'”

1 Kings 22:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 22:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.”

1 Kings 22:23 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 22:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now therefore behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirite in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath appoynted euill against thee.”

1 Kings 22:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 22:23 in Context — 1 Kings 22

21 Y salió un espíritu, y púsose delante de Jehová, y dijo: Yo le induciré. Y Jehová le dijo: ¿De qué manera?

22 Y él dijo: Yo saldré, y seré espíritu de mentira en boca de todos sus profetas. Y él dijo: Inducirlo has, y aun saldrás con ello; sal pues, y hazlo así.

23 Y ahora, he aquí Jehová ha puesto espíritu de mentira en la boca de todos estos tus profetas, y Jehová ha decretado el mal acerca de ti.

24 Llegándose entonces Sedechîas hijo de Chânaana, hirió á Michêas en la mejilla, diciendo: ¿Por dónde se fué de mí el espíritu de Jehová para hablarte á ti?

25 Y Michêas respondió: He aquí tú lo verás en aquel día, cuando te irás metiendo de cámara en cámara por esconderte.

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