Reference

2 Chronicles 18:22

Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
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Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?

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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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Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.

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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

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And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

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The "lying spirit" could be interpreted metaphorically as a divine allowance of deception, rather than a literal entity placed by God, thus not directly supporting a concrete, physical fulfillment.

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The verse states that "the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets," which could be interpreted as direct divine manipulation rather than the prophets acting as independent agents representing a sender.