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;
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;
- 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,
- 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 18:8And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
- Jer 37:15–21Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
- Jer 38:6–7Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
- 2 Chr 34:8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
- Acts 24:25–27And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
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