Paraphrasis in Dionysium Areopagitam

and will fall at Ramoth-Gilead." And one said this way, and another that way. And a spirit went out and stood before the Lord and said, "I will deceive him." And the Lord said to him, "By what means?" And he said, "I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets." And He said, "You shall deceive, and you shall even succeed; go out and do so." And now, behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the jaw and said, "Which spirit is it that spoke in you?" And Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you enter into the inner room of your chamber to hide."

And Ahab said, "Take Micaiah and turn him back to Amon the governor of the city, and keep him in custody, and let him eat the bread of affliction and water of affliction until I return in peace." And Micaiah said to the king, "If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken through me." And the two kings, Ahab and Jehoshaphat, went up to Ramoth-Gilead. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, "You disguise yourself, and I will enter into the battle; and you put on my clothing." And the king of Israel disguised himself and entered into the battle. And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two commanders of his chariots, saying, "Do not fight with small or great, but only with the king of Israel." And it came to pass, as the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat king of Judah, they said, "This is the king of Israel." And they surrounded him to fight, and Jehoshaphat cried out. And it came to pass, as the commanders of the chariots saw that this was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him; and one drew the bow skillfully and struck the king of Israel between the lungs...