1 Kings 22:26

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the king of Israel saith, `Take Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 22:26 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 22:9So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
  2. 2 Kings 1:9Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
  3. 2 Chronicles 18:26and 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.’”
  4. Jeremiah 36:26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
  5. Matthew 5:12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
  6. Matthew 5:25Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
  7. Acts 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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