| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 1Ki 22:21 | Strong Concordance | And there came forth [03318] a spirit [07307], and stood [05975] before [06440] the LORD [03068], and said [0559], I will persuade [06601] him. |
| King James | And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| A spirit - "The spirit " - which some explain as "the evil spirit" - i. e. Satan; others as simply "the spirit" who should "persuade." |