2 Chronicles 18:25

Contemporary English Version

Ahab shouted, "Arrest Micaiah! Take him to Prince Joash and Governor Amon of Samaria.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king of Israel ordered, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,

Hebrew Names Version
The king of Yisra'el said, Take Mikhayahu, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Yo'ash the king's son;

King James Version
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

English Standard Version
And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micaiah and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son,

New Century Version
Then Ahab king of Israel ordered, "Take Micaiah and send him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king's son.

New English Translation
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king's son.

Amplified Bible
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son,

New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

World English Bible
The king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King of Israel sayde, Take ye Michaiah, and cary him to Amon the gouernour of the citie, and to Ioash the Kings sonne,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king's son;

Berean Standard Bible
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,

Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Isra'el said, "Seize Mikhay'hu, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and Yo'ash the king's son.

Darby Translation
And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

Easy-to-Read Version
Then King Ahab ordered one of his officers to arrest Micaiah. Ahab said, "Arrest him and take him to Amon the governor of the city and prince Joash.

George Lamsa Translation
Then the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back and detain him in the house of Amon the governor of the city and in the house of Joash the kings son;

Good News Translation
Then King Ahab ordered one of his officers, "Arrest Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Prince Joash.

Lexham English Bible
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king,

Literal Translation
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the ruler of the city, and to Joash the king's son.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the kynge of Israel sayde: Take Micheas, and let him remayne wt Amon the ruler of the cite, and with Ioas the sonne of Melech,

American Standard Version
And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

Bible in Basic English
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king of Israel sayd: Take ye Michea, and bring him to Amon the gouerner of the citie, & to Ioas the kinges sonne.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king of Israel said: 'Take ye Micaiah; and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

King James Version (1611)
Then the king of Israel sayd, Take yee Micaiah, and carie him backe to Amon the gouernour of the citie, and to Ioash the kings sonne:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king of Israel said, Take Michaias, and carry him back to Emer the governor of the city, and to Joas the captain, the king’s son;

English Revised Version
And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the kyng of Israel comaundide, seiynge, Take ye Mychee, and lede ye hym to Amon, prince of the citee, and to Joas, the sone of Amalech;

Update Bible Version
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

New King James Version
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son;

New Living Translation
"Arrest him!" the king of Israel ordered. "Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.

New Life Bible
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city leader, and to Joash the king's son.

New Revised Standard
The king of Israel then ordered, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the king of Israel, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon ruler of the city, and unto Joash son of the king;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Israel commanded, saying: Take Micheas, and carry him to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joas the son of Amelech,

Revised Standard Version
And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micai'ah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Jo'ash the king's son;

Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel saith, `Take ye Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,

THE MESSAGE
The king of Israel had heard enough: "Get Micaiah out of here! Turn him over to Amon the city magistrate and to Joash the king's son with this message: ‘King's orders! Lock him up in jail; keep him on bread and water until I'm back in one piece.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son;

Contextual Overview

⁴ But first let's ask the Lord what to do." ⁵ Ahab sent for four hundred prophets and asked, "Should I attack the city of Ramoth?" "Yes!" the prophets answered. "God will help you capture the city." ⁶ But Jehoshaphat said, "Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord 's prophets we can ask?" ⁷ "We could ask Micaiah son of Imlah," Ahab said. "But I hate Micaiah. He always has bad news for me." "Don't say that!" Jehoshaphat replied. ⁸ Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible. ⁹ All this time, Ahab and Jehoshaphat were dressed in their royal robes and were seated on their thrones at the threshing place near the gate of Samaria, listening to the prophets tell them what the Lord had said. ¹⁰ Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was one of the prophets. He had made some horns out of iron and shouted, "Ahab, the Lord says you will attack the Syrians like a bull with iron horns and wipe them out!" ¹¹ All the prophets agreed that Ahab should attack the Syrians at Ramoth and promised that the Lord would help him defeat them. ¹² Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah whispered, "Micaiah, all the prophets have good news for Ahab. Now go and say the same thing." ¹³ "I'll say whatever the living Lord my God tells me to say," Micaiah replied.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and carry him back: 2 Chronicles 18:8, Jeremiah 37:15-21, Jeremiah 38:6, Jeremiah 38:7, Acts 24:25-27

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 13:4 - Lay hold 1 Kings 22:27 - Put this fellow 2 Chronicles 25:16 - Art thou made

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.

Genesis 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them, bowed with his face to the ground,

Genesis 18:5
Let me get you some food to give you strength before you leave. I would be honored to serve you." "Thank you very much," they answered. "We accept your offer."

Genesis 18:6
Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a large sack of flour and make some bread."

Genesis 18:7
After saying this, he rushed off to his herd of cattle and picked out one of the best calves, which his servant quickly prepared.

Genesis 18:10
One of the guests was the Lord , and he said, "I'll come back about this time next year, and when I do, Sarah will already have a son." Sarah was behind Abraham, listening at the entrance to the tent.

Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for having children.

Genesis 18:12
So she laughed and said to herself, "Now that I am worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?"

Genesis 18:13
The Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Does she doubt that she can have a child in her old age?

Genesis 18:17
The Lord said to himself, "I should tell Abraham what I am going to do,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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