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Friday, November 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 18:26

Tell them I said to put this man in prison and give him only bread and water until I return safely from the battle."

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 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.'"
Contemporary English Version
Tell them to put him in prison and to give him nothing but bread and water until I come back 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 Jehoshaphat also said to Ahab, "But first we should ask if this is the Lord 's will." 5 So King Ahab called four hundred prophets together and asked them, "Should we go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?" They answered, "Go, because God will hand them over to you." 6 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Let's ask him what we should do." 7 Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but always something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." Jehoshaphat said, "King Ahab, you shouldn't say that!" 8 So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once. 9 Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah had on their royal robes and were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor, near the entrance to the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were standing before them speaking their messages. 10 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made some iron horns. He said to Ahab, "This is what the Lord says: ‘You will use these horns to fight the Arameans until they are destroyed.'" 11 All the other prophets said the same thing, "Attack Ramoth in Gilead and win, because the Lord will hand the Arameans over to you." 12 The messenger who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, "All the other prophets are saying King Ahab will win. You should agree with them and give the king a good answer." 13 But Micaiah answered, "As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says."

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
One-tenth of the people will be left in the land, but it will be destroyed again. These people will be like an oak tree whose stump is left when the tree is chopped down. The people who remain will be like a stump that will sprout again."
Isaiah 10:22
Israel, your people are many, like the grains of sand by the sea. But only a few of them will be left alive to return to the Lord . God has announced that he will destroy the land completely and fairly.
Isaiah 19:24
At that time Israel, Assyria, and Egypt will join together, which will be a blessing for the earth.
Isaiah 65:8
This is what the Lord says: "When there is juice left in the grapes, people do not destroy them, because they know there is good left in them. So I will do the same thing to my servants— I will not completely destroy them.
Jeremiah 5:1
The Lord says, "Walk up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and discover these things. Search the public squares of the city. If you can find one person who does honest things, who searches for the truth, I will forgive this city.
Ezekiel 22:30
"I looked for someone to build up the walls and to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people so I would not have to destroy them. But I could not find anyone.
Matthew 24:22
God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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