1 Kings 22 · Verse 26

1 Kings 22:26

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;
1 Kings 22:26, King James Version

1 Kings 22:26 in other translations

BSBAnd the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
WEBThe king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son.
ASVAnd 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;
YLTAnd the king of Israel saith, ‘Take Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,
DARBYAnd the king of Israel said, Take Micah and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
BBEAnd 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;
WebsterAnd 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;

What does 1 Kings 22:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:26-28
26-28. Take Micaiah, ... Put this fellow in prison--Ahab, under the impulse of vehement resentment, remands the prophet until his return.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:15-28

The greatest kindness we can do to one that is going in a dangerous way, is, to tell him of his danger. To leave the hardened criminal without excuse, and to give a useful lesson to others, Micaiah related his vision. This matter is represented after the manner of men: we are not to imagine that God is ever put upon new counsels; or that he needs to consult with angels, or any creature, about the methods he should…

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1 Kings 22:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
קַ֚חkachtakeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321
וַהֲשִׁיבֵ֖הוּva.ha.shi.Ve.huand take back himH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָמֹ֣ן'a.MonAmonH526
שַׂר\־sar-[the] official ofH8269
הָעִ֑ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
יוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshJoashH3101
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
carry him back.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 22:25

    And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

  • 1 Kings 22:26

    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;

  • 1 Kings 22:27

    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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1 Kings 22:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el rey de Israel dijo: Toma á Michêas, y vuélvelo á Amón gobernador de la ciudad, y á Joas hijo del rey;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi d’Israël dit: Prends Michée, et emmène-le à Amon, chef de la ville, et à Joas, fils du roi;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König von Israel sprach: Nimm Micha und führe ihn zurück zu Amon, dem Obersten der Stadt, und zu Joas, dem Sohne des Königs,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait rex Israël: Tollite Michæam, et maneat apud Amon principem civitatis, et apud Joas filium Amelech,