1 Kings 22:26 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And the king of Israel said, "Seize Micaiah, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king 's son,

NIV: The king of Israel then ordered, "Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son

NASB: Then the king of Israel said, 'Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

CSB: Then the king of Israel ordered, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,

NLT: Arrest him!' the king of Israel ordered. 'Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.

KJV: 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;

NKJV: So the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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