Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 18:25
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
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Study note
Setting — The king of Israel commands his attendants to seize the prophet Micaiah and deliver him to Amon the city governor and Joash the king’s son, immediately following Micaiah’s warning about hiding in an inner room.
The words — The Hebrew imperative קְחוּ (qəḥû) means “take” or “seize,” and the compound verb וַ/הֲשִׁיבֻ֖/הוּ (wa-hăšîḇûhû) translates literally as “and return him,” establishing the prophet’s transfer as a direct royal directive.
The thread — This arrest pattern appears when the king first summons Micaiah in 2 Chronicles 18:8, and parallels the official imprisonment of Jeremiah in Jeremiah 37:15.
Why it lands — The passage records the mechanical suppression of a prophetic warning by state authority, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine messages historically trigger institutional resistance rather than immediate compliance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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;
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 18:8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:8 Now 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, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
- Jeremiah 37:15 The 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.
- Jeremiah 38:6 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
- Acts 24:25 As 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.”