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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Contemporary English Version

2 Chronicles 18:26

Tell them to put him in prison and to give him nothing but bread and water until I come back safely."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Micaiah;   Persecution;   Preaching;   Thompson Chain Reference - Meekness-Retaliation;   Vindictiveness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joash or Jehoash;   Punishments;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prison;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Micaiah ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   Micaiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.’”
Hebrew Names Version
and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in shalom.
King James Version
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
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 Century Version
Tell them I said to put this man in prison and give him only bread and water until I return safely from the battle."
New English Translation
Say, ‘This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely."'"
Amplified Bible
and say, 'Thus says the king: "Put this man in prison and feed him just enough bread and water to survive until I return in peace (safely)."'"
New American Standard Bible
and say, 'This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison, and feed him enough bread and water to survive until I return safely."'"
World English Bible
and say, Thus says 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction vntil I returne in peace.
Legacy Standard Bible
and say, ‘Thus says the king, "Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely."'"
Berean Standard Bible
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.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
Say, ‘The king says to put this man in prison; and feed him only bread and water, and not much of that, until I come back in peace.'"
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Tell them to put Micaiah in prison. Give him nothing but bread and water to eat. Keep him there until I come home from the battle."
George Lamsa Translation
And say, Thus says 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.
Good News Translation
Tell them to throw him in prison and to put him on bread and water until I return safely."
Lexham English Bible
and say, ‘Thus says the king: "Put this one into the prison house, and let him eat a meager ration of bread and water until I return in peace."'"
Literal Translation
And you shall say, So says the king. Put this one in prison and cause him to eat the bread of pain, and the water of pain, until my return in peace.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and saye: Thus sayeth the kynge: Put this man in preson, and fede him wt bred and water of trouble, tyll I come agayne in peace.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye shall say, thus sayth the king: Put this felowe in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction and water of trouble, vntil I come againe in peace.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I return in peace.'
King James Version (1611)
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feede him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, vntill I returne in peace.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and ye shall say, Thus said the king, Put this fellow into the prison house, and let him eat the bread of affliction, and drink the water of affliction, until I return in peace.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and ye schulen seie, The kyng seith these thingis, Sende ye this man in to prisoun, and yyue ye to hym a litil of breed, and a litil of watir, til Y turne ayen in pees.
Update Bible Version
and say, Thus says 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And say, Thus saith 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.
New King James Version
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
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!'"
New Life Bible
Tell them, ‘The king says to put this man in prison. Feed him only a little bread and water until I return in peace.'"
New Revised Standard
and say, ‘Thus says the king: Put this fellow in prison, and feed him on reduced rations of bread and water until I return in peace.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and ye shall say, Thus, saith the king, Put ye this one into the prison, - and feed him with the bread of oppression, and with the water of oppression, until I return in peace.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in prison, and give him bread and water in a small quantity till I return in peace.
Revised Standard Version
and say, 'Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with scant fare of bread and water, until I return in peace.'"
Young's Literal Translation
and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this [one] in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely."'"

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

Put: 2 Chronicles 18:15, 2 Chronicles 16:10, 1 Kings 22:26-28, Jeremiah 20:2, Jeremiah 20:3, Matthew 5:12, Luke 3:19, Luke 3:20, Acts 5:18, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Revelation 11:10

this fellow: 1 Samuel 25:21, Matthew 12:24, Luke 23:2, Acts 22:22

bread of affliction: Psalms 80:5, Psalms 102:9, Isaiah 30:20

until I return: Deuteronomy 29:19, Psalms 10:5, Proverbs 14:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:8 - Fetch quickly Jeremiah 29:26 - that thou Jeremiah 37:15 - put

Cross-References

Isaiah 6:13
If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut down, some of my chosen ones will be left.
Isaiah 19:24
Israel will join with these two countries. They will be a blessing to everyone on earth,
Isaiah 65:8
Here is what the Lord says: A cluster of grapes that produces wine is worth keeping! So, because of my servants, I won't destroy everyone.
Jeremiah 5:1
The Lord said to me: "Search Jerusalem for honest people who try to be faithful. If you can find even one, I'll forgive the whole city.
Ezekiel 22:30
I looked for someone to defend the city and to protect it from my anger, as well as to stop me from destroying it. But I found no one.
Matthew 24:22
If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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