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2 Chronicles 18:26
26and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return 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.
- 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.” ’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”
Context of 2 Chronicles 18:26
24Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.” 25The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son, 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.’ ” 27Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!” 28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth 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 said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
- 2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people.
- 1 Kings 22:26The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son
- Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
- Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
- Acts 5:18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.
- Revelation 11:10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
- 1 Samuel 25:21David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good.
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”
- Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.”
- Acts 22:22The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”
- Psalms 80:5You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
- Psalms 102:9For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears
- Isaiah 30:20Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.
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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