20 And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.
22 And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a laying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a laying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.
For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?