Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 22:21
American Standard Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.
Amplified® Bible
Then there came forth a spirit [of whom I am about to tell] and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him.
Contemporary English Version
then finally a spirit came forward and said to the LORD, "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the LORD asked.
Darby English Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.
Good News Bible
until a spirit stepped forward, approached the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.'
King James Version
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
New American Standard Bible
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, `I will entice him.'
New International Version
Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'
New King James Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.'
Revised Standard Version
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, 'I will entice him.'
Young's Literal Translation
`And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I -- I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?
