2 Chronicles 18:26

24 Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

25 And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”

27 But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
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.
WEB
and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
ASV
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.
DARBY
and ye shall say, Thus says the king: Put this [man] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
BLB
and say, ‘Thus says the king: Put this one in the house of restraint, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I return in peace.’”
ÅB
og si: Så sier kongen: Sett ham i fangehuset og la ham leve på fangekost til jeg kommer uskadd hjem igjen!
OTB
og si: ‘Dette er hva kongen sier: “Sett denne mannen i fengsel, og gi ham bare brød og vann til jeg kommer tilbake i fred.”’»
B1930
og si: Så sier kongen: Sett ham i fangehuset og la ham leve på fangekost til jeg kommer uskadd hjem igjen!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 16:10

    Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

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  • Psalms 80:5

    You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

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  • Matthew 12:24

    But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

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  • Acts 22:22

    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

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  • Matthew 5:12

    Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

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  • Acts 5:18

    and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3

    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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  • Revelation 11:10

    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

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