2 Chronicles 18:25
in 2 Chronicles 18And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto 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;
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis site's exposition
return him to Amon
on 2 Chronicles 18:25-27
The king orders Micaiah handed to Amon and fed “only bread and water until I return safely”. Micaiah stakes his office on the outcome: “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me”. Deuteronomy 18:22 sets this test for a prophet, whether his word comes true.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| קְחוּ֙ | kechu | take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִיכָ֔יְהוּ | mikhayehu | Micaiah | H4321 → | 21 times |
| וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּ | vahashivuhu | and return him | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אָמ֣וֹן | ʾamon | Amon | H526 → | 17 times |
| שַׂר־ | sar- | [the] official of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָעִ֑יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יוֹאָ֖שׁ | yoash | Joash | H3101 → | 47 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
קְחוּ֙take
kechuH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִיכָ֔יְהוּMicaiah
mikhayehuH4321 →21 times
וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּand return him
vahashivuhuH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אָמ֣וֹןAmon
ʾamonH526 →17 times
שַׂר־[the] official of
sar-H8269 →421 times
הָעִ֑ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
יוֹאָ֖שׁJoash
yoashH3101 →47 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 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
2 Chronicles 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,…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:16
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- Jeremiah 29:3
The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
- 2 Samuel 20:24
Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- 2 Samuel 8:16
Through
2 Chronicles 18:8So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 39:7
And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:25–26
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,
- 1 Samuel 8:15
He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
- 1 Kings 22:9
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:1
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials…
- Isaiah 39:7
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This page draws on John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
