1 Kings 20:9

20:9 So he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, “Say this to my master, the king, ‘I will give you everything you demanded at first from your servant, but I am unable to agree to this latest demand.’” ¹  So the messengers went back and gave their report.

1 Kings 20:28

20:28 The prophet ²  visited the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because the Syrians said, “The Lord is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” I will hand over to you this entire huge army. ³  Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

1 Kings 22:22

22:22 He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord ⁴  said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. ⁵  Go out and do as you have proposed.’

[20:9]  ¹ tn Heb “all which you sent to your servant in the beginning I will do, but this thing I am unable to do.”

[20:28]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[20:28]  ³ tn Heb “I will place all this great horde in your hand.”

[22:22]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:22]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has two imperfects connected by וְגַם (vÿgam). These verbs could be translated as specific futures, “you will deceive and also you will prevail,” in which case the Lord is assuring the spirit of success on his mission. However, in a commissioning context (note the following imperatives) such as this, it is more likely that the imperfects are injunctive, in which case one could translate, “Deceive, and also overpower.”