2 Chronicles 18:26 and say, 'This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.'"

◄ 2 Chronicles 18:26 ►

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New International Version
and say, 'This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.'"

English Standard Version
and say, ‘Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’”

New American Standard Bible
and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely."'"

King James Bible
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 return in peace.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and say, 'This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.'"

International Standard Version
Give him this order: 'Place him in prison on survival rations only until I come back safely.'"

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 return in peace.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in prison, and give him bread and water in a small quantity till I return in peace.

Darby Bible Translation
and ye shall 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 return in peace.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have said, Thus said the king, Put ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

18:1-34 Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab. - This history we read in 1Ki 22. Abundant riches and honour give large opportunities of doing good, but they are attended with many snares and temptations. Men do not know much of the artifices of Satan and the deceitfulness of their own hearts, when they covet riches with the idea of being able to do good with them. What can hurt those whom God will protect? What can shelter those whom God will destroy? Jehoshaphat is safe in his robes, Ahab killed in his armour; for the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. We should be cautious of entangling ourselves in the worldly undertakings of evil men; and still more we should avoid engaging in their sinful projects. But, when they call upon him, God can and will bring his faithful people out of the difficulties and dangers into which they have sinfully run themselves. He has all hearts in his hand, so that he easily rescues them. Blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the Lord.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria—This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See [441]commentary on that chapter).