22. “The Lord said to him, ‘How?’“And he said, ‘I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’“And He said, ‘You will be successful and persuade him. Go forth, and do so.’
23. “Now therefore, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets here, and He has spoken evil concerning you!”
24. Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah walked up and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of the Lord go from me in order to speak to you?”
25. And Micaiah said, “You will see in that day, when you go into an inner chamber to hide.”
26. The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,