Reference

2 Chronicles 18:19

And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
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

Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven 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 Ramoth–gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

20

Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?

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.

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The primary counter-argument is that the text explicitly states "the Lord said," implying direct divine speech rather than a human messenger acting on God's behalf. While ancient Near Eastern agency conventions are relevant for understanding how divine messages were *conveyed* through prophets or angels, this specific verse describes a direct divine inquiry within a heavenly council. The "one spake" and "another saying" refer to responses *within* that divine assembly, not human agents on earth.