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,
Parallel translations
- WEB The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
- KJV Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
- NKJV Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;
- NASB Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
- NLT “Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.
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Quick answer
Ahab orders Micaiah taken back to the city officials for imprisonment.
Overview
Rather than heed the warning, Ahab silences the messenger, choosing his own course toward death. Imprisoning the prophet cannot imprison the truth he spoke. The king's defiance seals his judgment.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 18:8So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- Jer 37:15–21The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
- Jer 38:6–7So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
- 2 Chr 34:8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
- Acts 24:25–27As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
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