1 Kings 22:27
in 1 Kings 22and 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.’”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Feed him with bread of affliction ... - Micaiah is to be once more put in prison, but, in order to punish him for his uncomplying spirit, upon a poorer and scantier diet than he had been previously allowed. This is to continue until Ahab returns in peace. Ahab introduces this expression purposely, in order to show his entire disbelief of Micaiah’s prophecy.
This site's exposition
carry him back unto Amon
on 1 Kings 22:26-28
Ahab orders Micaiah imprisoned on bread and water until I come in peace, and Micaiah stakes his whole office on the outcome: If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. It is the test Deut 18:22 sets for a true prophet, fulfillment or failure, and Micaiah calls the crowd itself to witness it before the battle rather than after: Hearken, O people, every one of you.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But by this it appeared that God had determined to destroy him, as 2 Chron. xxv. How confident is Ahab of success. He doubts not but he shall return in peace, forgetting what he himself had reminded Ben-hadad of, Let not him that girdeth on the harness boast; but there was little likelihood of his coming home in peace when he left one of God's prophets behind him in prison.
And say, thus saith the king, put this fellow in prison,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Put this fellow in prison--Ahab, under the impulse of vehement resentment, remands the prophet until his return. 27, 28. bread of affliction, water of affliction--that is, the poorest prison fare.
Feed him with bread of affliction - Deprive him of all the conveniences and comforts of life; treat him severely; just keep him alive, that he may see my triumph.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | veamarta | and you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| כֹּ֚ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| שִׂ֥ימוּ | simu | put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זֶ֖ה | zeh | this [one] | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַכֶּ֑לֶא | hakele' | <the> imprisonment | H3608 → | |
| וְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּ | vehaakhiluhu | and feed him | H398 → | 810 times |
| לֶ֤חֶם | lechem | bread | H3899 → | 298 times |
| לַ֙חַץ֙ | lachatz | oppression | H3906 → | |
| וּמַ֣יִם | umayim | and water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| לַ֔חַץ | lachatz | oppression | H3906 → | |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| בֹּאִ֥י | boi | come I | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | veshalom | in peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
וְאָמַרְתָּ֗and you will say
veamartaH559 →5305 times
כֹּ֚הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
שִׂ֥ימוּput
simuH7760 →584 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זֶ֖הthis [one]
zehH2088 →1180 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַכֶּ֑לֶא<the> imprisonment
hakele'H3608 →
וְהַאֲכִילֻ֨הוּand feed him
vehaakhiluhuH398 →810 times
לֶ֤חֶםbread
lechemH3899 →298 times
לַ֙חַץ֙oppression
lachatzH3906 →
וּמַ֣יִםand water
umayimH4325 →581 times
לַ֔חַץoppression
lachatzH3906 →
עַ֖דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
בֹּאִ֥יcome I
boiH935 →2568 times
בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃in peace
veshalomH7965 →236 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
it leads to
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Revelation 3:10–11
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the…
- Luke 21:16–19
You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
- Mark 13:13
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- James 1:12
Through
Jeremiah 37:15The 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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 38:26
then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
- Jeremiah 26:16
Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”
- Jeremiah 38:26
Through
2 Chronicles 16:10Asa 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.
it leads to
- 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.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:26
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.