20
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?
21
And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And said, Thou shalt deceive , and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.
22
And now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.
23
Then Sedekias the son of Chanaan drew near, and smote Michaias on the cheek, and said to him, By what way passed the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak to thee?
24
And Michaias said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.