2 Chronicles 18:22

2 Chronicles 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“So now the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore look! The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against you.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 18:22

20until a spirit came forward and stood before Adonai and said, ‘I will entice him.’ So Adonai said to him, ‘How?’ 21He answered, ‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You will entice him and you will also succeed. Go and do so.’ So now, behold, Adonai has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours and Adonai has decreed disaster against you.” 23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah approached Micaiah, slapped him on the cheek and said, “How did the spirit of Adonai pass over me to speak to you?” 24Micaiah replied, “Behold, you will see on the day that you go to hide in an inner room.”

2 Chronicles 18:22 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּפִ֖י נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַֽיהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֖יךָ רָעָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• a lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• in the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of these thy prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• hath spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:22

• Exodus 4:21Adonai said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in your hand. Still, I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
• Job 12:16With Him are power and sound wisdom; both deceived and deceiver are His.
• Isaiah 19:14Adonai has mixed within her a spirit of dizziness. They make Egypt stagger in every work, as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts. They have put the stumbling block of their iniquity right before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
• Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
• 2 Corinthians 11:11Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is connected to the activity of satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Ruach clearly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, following deceitful spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Chronicles 18:7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of Adonai—but I hate him, because he has never prophesied anything good about me but always evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king never say such a thing.”
• 2 Chronicles 25:18Joash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah saying: “The thorn bush in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trambled the thorn bush.
• Isaiah 3:11Oy , the wicked! It will be bad for him, for the dealing of his hands will be done to him.
• Jeremiah 18:11So now, speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, thus says Adonai: “I am about to bring calamity against you, and devise disaster against you. Turn back now—everyone from his evil way—and amend your ways and your doings.
• Micah 2:3Therefore, thus said Adonai: “Behold, I am scheming a calamity against this family from which you cannot remove your necks. Then you will not walk haughtily, for it will be a time of distress.”
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man indeed goes, just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born!”
• Mark 14:20He said to them, “It’s one of the Twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-22The vision reveals how the false prophets deceived people, while it supports Micaiah's message. This deception ensured Ahab would lose in battle, as his judgment was decided.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 18:22

• Lying
• Micaiah
• Preaching
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Assent
• Join
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Micaiah
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings