2 Chronicles 18:26

2 Chronicles 18:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
• New International Version (NIV)and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say, 'Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ”

Context of 2 Chronicles 18:26

24Micaiah replied, “You will soon see when you go to hide in an inner chamber on that day.” 25Then the king of Israel ordered, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son, and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only a little bread and water until I come back safely.’” 27But Micaiah said, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he said, “Listen, all you people!” 28Then the king of Israel and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.

2 Chronicles 18:26 word by word

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שִׂ֥ימוּ זֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית הַכֶּ֑לֶא וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ לֶ֤חֶם לַ֙חַץ֙ וּמַ֣יִם לַ֔חַץ עַ֖ד שׁוּבִ֥י בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• in the prisonכֶּ֫לֶאkele' · prisonH3608
• in the prisonבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and feedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• him with breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• of afflictionלַ֫חַץlachats · oppressionH3906
• and with waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• until I returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:26

• 2 Chronicles 18:15But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
• 2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was enraged with the seer and put him in prison because of his anger over this. And Asa mistreated some of the people at that time.
• 1 Kings 22:26Then the king of Israel ordered, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,
• Jeremiah 20:2So Pashhur had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the Lord’s temple.
• Matthew 5:12Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
• Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,
• Acts 5:18So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman — I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.
• Revelation 11:10Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
• 1 Samuel 25:21David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.
• Matthew 12:24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
• Luke 23:2They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”
• Acts 22:22They listened to him up to this point. Then they raised their voices, shouting, “Wipe this man off the face of the earth! He should not be allowed to live!”
• Psalms 80:5You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink.
• Psalms 102:9I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears
• Isaiah 30:20The Lord will give you meager bread and water during oppression, but your Teacher will not hide any longer. Your eyes will see your Teacher,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:26

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26Ahab shows defiance against the Lord by disrespecting Micaiah, the Lord's prophet.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 18:26

• Micaiah
• Persecution
• Preaching

In the dictionaries

• Assent
• Join
• Affliction
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Micaiah
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Zedekiah
• Joash

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings