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2 Chronicles 18:26

Say, ‘This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return 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."
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 Then Jehoshaphat added, "First seek an oracle from the Lord ." 5 So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, "Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" They said, "Attack! God will hand it over to the king." 6 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?" 7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord 's will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, "The king should not say such things!" 8 The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah." 9 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their royal robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them. 10 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, "This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed!'" 11 All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king!" 12 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!" 13 But Micaiah said, "As certainly as the Lord lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!"

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
Even if only a tenth of the people remain in the land, it will again be destroyed, like one of the large sacred trees or an Asherah pole, when a sacred pillar on a high place is thrown down. That sacred pillar symbolizes the special chosen family."
Isaiah 10:22
For though your people, Israel, are as numerous as the sand on the seashore, only a remnant will come back. Destruction has been decreed; just punishment is about to engulf you.
Isaiah 19:24
At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth.
Isaiah 65:8
This is what the Lord says: "When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says, ‘Don't destroy it, for it contains juice.' So I will do for the sake of my servants— I will not destroy everyone.
Jeremiah 5:1
The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.
Ezekiel 22:30
"I looked for a man from among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.
Matthew 24:22
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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