God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 18:26
26Say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return home safely.’ ”
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 answered, “You will find out on the day you go into an inner room to hide.” 25The king of Israel then said, “Send Micaiah back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the prince. Say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return home safely.’ ” 27Micaiah said, “If you really do come back safely, then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me. Pay attention to this, everyone!” 28So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to Ramoth in Gilead.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 182 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 18:15The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in the Lord’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?”
- 2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was furious at the seer. He was so angry with Hanani that he put Hanani in prison. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time in his reign.
- 1 Kings 22:26The king of Israel then said, “Send Micaiah back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the prince.
- Jeremiah 20:2Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in prison at Upper Benjamin Gate that was in the Lord’s temple.
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.
- Luke 3:19John spoke out against the ruler Herod because Herod had married his own sister-in-law, Herodias. He also spoke out against Herod for all the evil things he had done.
- Acts 5:18by arresting the apostles and putting them in the city jail.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ’s servants? It’s insane to say it, but I’m a far better one. I’ve done much more work, been in prison many more times, been beaten more severely, and have faced death more often.
- Revelation 11:10Those living on earth will gloat over the witnesses’ death. They will celebrate and send gifts to each other because these two prophets had tormented those living on earth.
- 1 Samuel 25:21David had thought, “I guarded this man’s stuff in the desert for nothing! Not one of his possessions was missing. Yet, he has paid me back with evil when I was good to him.
- Matthew 12:24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man can force demons out of people only with the help of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.”
- Luke 23:2They began to accuse Jesus by saying, “We found that he stirs up trouble among our people: He keeps them from paying taxes to the emperor, and he says that he is Christ, a king.”
- Acts 22:22Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!”
- Psalms 80:5You made them eat tears as food. You often made them drink ⌞their own⌟ tears.
- Psalms 102:9I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink
- Isaiah 30:20The Lord may give you troubles and hardships. But your teacher will no longer be hidden from you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
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
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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
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