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OET (OET-RV)ThenYahwehasked who could deceive Ahav to attack Ramot-Gilead so that he’d get killed there. Some suggested one thing and others suggested something else.
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Κύριος, τίς ἀπατήσει τὸν Ἀχαὰβ βασιλέα Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀναβήσεται, καὶ πεσεῖται ἐν Ῥεμμὰθ Γαλαάδ; καὶ εἶπεν οὗτος οὕτως, καὶ οὗτος οὕτως. (Kai eipe Kurios, tis apataʸsei ton Aⱪaʼab basilea Israaʸl, kai anabaʸsetai, kai peseitai en Ɽemmath Galaʼad; kai eipen houtos houtōs, kai houtos houtōs. )
BrTrAnd the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, [fn]that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.
ULTAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab, so he may go up and may fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And this one said, “In this way,” and this one was saying, “In this way.”
USTAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ ¶ Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
BSB § And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ § And one suggested this, and another that.
OEBAnd Jehovah said, “Who shall delude Ahab so that he will go up and fall at Ramoth in Gilead?” And one proposed one thing and another another;
WEBBEThe LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One said one thing, and another said another.
NETThe Lord said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?’ One said this and another that.
LSVand YHWH says, Who entices Ahab, and he goes up and falls in Ramoth-Gilead? And this one says thus, and that one is saying thus.
FBVThe Lord asked, ‘Who will trick Ahab, king of Israel, into attacking Ramoth-gilead so he will be killed there?’ ¶ One said this, another said that, and another said something else.
T4TAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ ¶ Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
LEBAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab so that he will go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ Then this one was saying one thing and the other one was saying another.[fn]
22:20Literally “this one said in thus and this one was saying in thus”
BBEAnd the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
JPSAnd the LORD said: Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead. And one said: On this manner; and another said: On that manner.
ASVAnd Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner.
DRAAnd the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke words of this manner, and another otherwise.
YLTand Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith thus, and that one is saying thus.
Drbyand Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said after this manner, and another said after that manner.
RVAnd the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner.
WbstrAnd the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said in this manner, and another said in that manner.
KJB-1769And 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.[fn]
KJB-1611[fn]And the LORD said, Who shall perswade Ahab, that hee may goe vp and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one sayd on this manner, and another said on that manner. (And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at RamothGilead? And one said on thismanner,andanother said on that manner.)
BshpsAnd the Lorde sayde: Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go and fall at Ramoth in Gilead? And one sayde on this maner, and another on that. (And the Lord said: Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go and fall at Ramoth in Gilead? And one said on this manner, and another on that.)
GnvaAnd the Lord sayd, Who shall entise Ahab that he may go and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one said on this maner, and another sayd on that maner. (And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. )
CvdlAnd the LORDE saide: Who wil disceaue Achab to go vp, & fall at Ramoth in Gilead. And one sayde this, another that. (And the LORD said: Who will deceive Achab to go up, and fall at Ramoth in Gilead. And one said this, another that.)
WyclAnd the Lord seide, Who schal disseyue Achab, kyng of Israel, that he stye, and falle in Ramoth of Galaad? And oon seide siche wordis, and another in anothir maner. (And the Lord said, Who shall disseyue Achab, king of Israel, that he stye, and fall in Ramoth of Galaad? And one said such words, and another in another manner.)
LuthUnd der HErr sprach: Wer will Ahab überreden, daß er hinaufziehe und falle zu Ramoth in Gilead? Und einer sagte dies, der andere das. (And the/of_the LORD spoke: Who will Ahab überreden, that he hinaufziehe and falle to Ramoth in Gilead? And einer said dies, the/of_the other das.)
ClVget ait Dominus: Quis decipiet Achab regem Israël, ut ascendat, et cadat in Ramoth Galaad? Et dixit unus verba hujuscemodi, et alius aliter. (and he_said Master: Who decipiet Achab regem Israel, as ascendat, and cadat in Ramoth Galaad? And he_said one words huyuscemodi, and alius aliter. )
22:19-23 Micaiah explained that God had allowed a lying spirit of prophecy to mislead Ahab to bring about his death. In his sovereignty, God used the counsel of Ahab’s false prophets to accomplish his will.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH who? entice DOM ʼAḩʼāⱱ and,go_up and,fall in/on/at/with,Ramoth- -gilead and=he/it_said this in/on/at/with,this and=this said in/on/at/with,that )
Ahab dying in battle is spoken of as if he will fall. Alternate translation: “die at Ramoth Gilead” (See also: figs-euphemism)
One of them said … and another one said
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH who? entice DOM ʼAḩʼāⱱ and,go_up and,fall in/on/at/with,Ramoth- -gilead and=he/it_said this in/on/at/with,this and=this said in/on/at/with,that )
“One … and another” refers to two or more angels in the heavenly host who were responding to Yahweh’s question in the previous verse.
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
