16. So Micaiah said:I saw all Israel scattered on the hillslike sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said,“They have no master;let each return home in peace.”
17. So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster? ”
18. Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and the whole heavenly host was standing at His right hand and at His left hand.
19. And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? ’ So one was saying this and another was saying that.
20. “Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’“The Lord asked him, ‘How? ’
21. “So he said, ‘I will go and become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’“Then He said, ‘You will entice him and also prevail. Go and do that.’