16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lord said, These have no master; let each one return to his house in peace.
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
18 So he said, Therefore, hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of the heavens standing on his right hand and on his left.
19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab, king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
20 Then a spirit came out and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, In what manner?
21 And he said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail; go out and do even so.
22 Now, therefore, behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord has decreed evil concerning thee.