Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.
New American Standard Bible
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “
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 come in peace.
Holman Bible
and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison
International Standard Version
Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations of bread and water only until I come back safely.'"
A Conservative 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 come 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 come in peace.
Amplified
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison, and feed him sparingly with the bread and water until I return safely.”’”
Darby Translation
and thou shalt 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 come in peace.
Julia Smith Translation
And say, Thus said the king, Put this in the house of shutting up, and cause him to eat the bread of oppression and the waters of oppression till my coming in peace.
King James 2000
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 come in peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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." '"
Modern King James verseion
and say, So says the king, Put this one in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and the water of affliction, until I come in peace.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and say, 'Thus sayeth the king. Put ye this fellow in the prison house and feed him with bread and water straightly, until I return in peace.'"
NET Bible
Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"
New Heart English Bible
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 come in peace."'"
The Emphasized Bible
and thou shalt say - Thus, saith the king, Put this man into the prison, - and let him eat the bread of oppression, with the water of oppression, until I enter in peace.
Webster
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 come in peace.
World English Bible
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 come in peace."'"
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou hast said, Thus said the king, Place ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my coming in peace.'
Themes
Ahab » King of israel » Prophecies against
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Bread » Kinds of » Bread of affliction
Bread » With water, the food of prisons
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Micaiah
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Micaiah » A prophet who reproved king ahab
Persecution » Suffering of--exemplified
Prisoners » Sustained on bread and water of affliction
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
Prisons » Persons confined in » Fed on bread and water
Prisons » The king had power to commit to
Prophets » The jews » Often imprisoned them
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Micaiah, of ahab
Revenge » Revenge, the spirit of, manifested » Ahab, toward micaiah
Revenge » Exemplified » By ahab
Syria » The israelites » Under ahab sought to recover ramoth-gilead from
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Bayith
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References
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Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 22:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat Of Judah Allies With Ahab Of Israel
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son; 27 And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 16:10
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, burning with wrath against him because of this thing. And at the same time Asa was cruel to some of the people.
2 Chronicles 18:25-27
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;
Deuteronomy 16:3
Take no leavened bread with it; for seven days let your food be unleavened bread, that is, the bread of sorrow; for you came out of the land of Egypt quickly: so the memory of that day, when you came out of the land of Egypt, will be with you all your life.
Psalm 80:5
You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.
Isaiah 30:20
And though the Lord will give you the bread of trouble and the water of grief, you will no longer put your teacher on one side, but you will see your teacher:
Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:26
The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest, to be an overseer in the house of the Lord for every man who is off his head and is acting as a prophet, to put such men in prison and in chains.
Jeremiah 37:15
And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Jeremiah 38:6
So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
Lamentations 3:53-55
They have put an end to my life in the prison, stoning me with stones.
Mark 6:17-28
For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.
Luke 3:20
Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
Luke 12:45-46
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;
Acts 5:18
And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
Acts 16:23-24
And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
Acts 24:25-27
And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
Acts 26:10
And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.
Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
James 4:13-14
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:
Revelation 2:10
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.