²⁶Then the king of Israel ordered, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,ⁱ ²⁷and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison^j and feed him only a little bread and water^B until I come back safely.’ ”

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Footnotes

B him on bread of oppression and water of oppression

Cross references

i 1Kg 22:40
j 2Ch 16:10; Heb 11:36

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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, and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace.” ’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash. 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!’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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; and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in the house of imprisonment and feed him reduced rations of food and water until I come in peace.” ’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 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 come in peace.

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