2 Chronicles 18:26 “and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison…”

2 Chronicles 18:26

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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Cross references

“Put”

2 Chronicles 16:10 2 Chronicles 18:15 1 Kings 22:26–28 Matthew 5:12 Acts 5:18 2 Corinthians 11:23

2 Chronicles 16:10 · BSB

Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

2 Chronicles 18:15 · BSB

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

1 Kings 22:26–28 · BSB

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,

Matthew 5:12 · BSB

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Acts 5:18 · BSB

and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

2 Corinthians 11:23 · BSB

Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.

“this fellow”

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

1 Samuel 25:21 · BSB

Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

Matthew 12:24 · BSB

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

Luke 23:2 · BSB

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”

Acts 22:22 · BSB

The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

“bread of affliction”

Psalm 80:5 Psalm 102:9 Isaiah 30:20

Psalm 80:5 · BSB

You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

Psalm 102:9 · BSB

For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears

Isaiah 30:20 · BSB

The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him.

“until I return”

Deuteronomy 29:19 Psalm 10:5 Proverbs 14:16 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Deuteronomy 29:19 · BSB

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land…

Psalm 10:5 · BSB

He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

Proverbs 14:16 · BSB

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 · BSB

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 · BSB

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

27But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

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