2 Chronicles 18:20
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Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said unto him, ‘How?’
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
Then there came a spirit and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him. The Lord said to him, By what means?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
‘Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, “I will entice him.” ‘The Lord asked him, “How? ”
until one particular spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ ‘How?’ the Lord asked.
Then a spirit stepped up, stood in front of Adonai and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Adonai asked, ‘How?’
then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord, “I can trick Ahab.” “How?” the Lord asked.
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
There came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him?
Then a spirit went and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will fool him!’ The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’
Then a spirit came and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, “I will deceive Ahab.” The Lord asked, “How will you do it?”
Finally a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, “I will entice him.” The Lord said to him, “How?”
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will ·trick [entice; deceive] him.’ “The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’
Then there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherein?
“Then the Spirit stepped forward, stood in front of the Lord, and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ “ ‘How?’ the Lord asked.
until a spirit stepped forward, approached the Lord, and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ ‘How?’ the Lord asked.
“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
Then a spirit came and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will trick him.’ The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’
“But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “And the Lord asked him, ‘How?’
Then a spirit came out and stood before the LORD and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, In what manner?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
Then a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
Then a spirit came forth and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ Then Yahweh said to him, ‘By what means?’
“And the Lord said, ‘Who can get King Ahab to go to battle against Ramoth-gilead and be killed there?’ “There were many suggestions, but finally a spirit stepped forward before the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!’ “‘How?’ the Lord asked him.
Micaiah kept on, “I’m not done yet; listen to God’s word: I saw God enthroned, and all the Angel Armies of heaven standing at attention, ranged on his right and his left. And God said, “How can we seduce Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead?” Some said this, and some said that. Then a bold angel stepped out, stood before God, and said, “I’ll seduce him.” “And how will you do it?” said God. “Easy,” said the angel, “I’ll get all the prophets to lie.” “That should do it,” said God; “On your way—seduce him!”
Then a spirit came out and stood before the Lord, and he said, ‘I will deceive him.’ “Then the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
“Then the Ruach stepped forward, stood in front of Yahweh, and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ “‘How?’ Yahweh asked.
until this spirit came forth and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked: How?
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying: ‘I will entice him.’ ‘How?’ asked the Lord.
Then one spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.’ “The Lord asked, ‘How will you do it?’
Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the Lord. He said, ‘I will deceive him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
Finally, a spirit came forward and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, ‘I’ll get Ahab to do it.’ “ ‘How?’ the Lord asked.
Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, “I will entice him.” ‘“By what means?” the Lord asked.
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’
Then a spirit came and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will lead him to do it.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said, ‘I can do it!’ “‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked.
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, “I will entice him.” The Lord asked him, “How?”
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, “I will entice him.” The Lord asked him, “How?”
until a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
until a certain spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ The Lord asked him, ‘How?’
Then there came out a ruach, and stood before Hashem, and said, I will entice him. And Hashem said unto him, How?
“Then there came forth a spirit and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘How?’
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’
until a spirit came forward and stood before Adonai and said, ‘I will entice him.’ So Adonai said to him, ‘How?’
when a spirit stepped before the Eternal and answered, “I will entice him.” The Eternal One questioned, “How?”
A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
a spirit came forth, and stood before the Lord, and said, I shall deceive him. To whom the Lord said, And wherein shalt thou deceive him? (And how shalt thou deceive him?)
And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?
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