2 Chronicles 18:26

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Say,‘This is what the king says:“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely.”’”

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  • 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.
  • 2 Chr 18:15 : 15 The king said to him,“How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?”
  • Ps 10:5 : 5 He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.
  • Ps 80:5 : 5 You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.
  • Ps 102:9 : 9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
  • Isa 30:20 : 20 The Lord will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.
  • Jer 20:2-3 : 2 When he heard Jeremiah’s prophecy, he had the prophet flogged. Then he put him in the stocks which were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the LORD’s temple. 3 But the next day Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks. When he did, Jeremiah said to him,“The LORD’s name for you is not‘Pashhur’ but‘Terror is Everywhere.’
  • Matt 5:12 : 12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
  • Luke 3:19-20 : 19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.
  • Luke 23:2 : 2 They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
  • Acts 5:18 : 18 They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
  • Acts 22:22 : 22 The Roman Commander Questions Paul The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted,“Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!”
  • 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ?(I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.
  • 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night. 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • Rev 11:10 : 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
  • Deut 29:19 : 19 When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says,“I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.
  • 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
  • 1 Kgs 22:26-28 : 26 Then the king of Israel said,“Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son. 27 Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’” 28 Micaiah said,“If you really do safely return, then the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added,“Take note, all you people.”

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  • 1 Kgs 22:25-28
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    25Micaiah replied,“Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”

    26Then the king of Israel said,“Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

    27Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”

    28Micaiah said,“If you really do safely return, then the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added,“Take note, all you people.”

  • 2 Chr 18:23-25
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    81%

    23Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”

    24Micaiah replied,“Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”

    25Then the king of Israel said,“Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

  • 2 Chr 18:27
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    27Micaiah said,“If you really do return safely, then the LORD has not spoken through me!” Then he added,“Take note, all you people.”

  • 2 Chr 18:7-8
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    7The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will– But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster–Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things!”

    8The king of Israel summoned an officer and said,“Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

  • 1 Kgs 22:15-18
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    15When he came before the king, the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him,“Attack! You will succeed; the LORD will hand it over to the king.”

    16The king said to him,“How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?”

    17Micaiah said,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

    18The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

  • 2 Chr 18:14-17
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    14Micaiah came before the king and the king asked him,“Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him,“Attack! You will succeed; they will be handed over to you.”

    15The king said to him,“How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?”

    16Micaiah replied,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”

    17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

  • 1 Kgs 13:8-9
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    8But the prophet said to the king,“Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you. I am not allowed to eat food or drink water in this place.

    9For this is how I was commanded in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water. And do not return by the way you came.’”

  • Jer 37:20-21
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    20But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there.”

    21Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

  • 1 Kgs 13:17-19
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    17For an order came to me in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water there. And do not return by the way you came.’”

    18Then the old prophet said,“I too am a prophet like you. And an angel has told me in a message from the LORD,‘Bring him back with you to your house so he can eat food and drink water.’” But he had lied to him.

    19So the prophet went back with him. He ate food in his house and he drank water.

  • 1 Kgs 22:8-9
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    8The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things.”

    9The king of Israel summoned an official and said,“Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:22-23
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    22He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

    23So he threw a big banquet for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    68%

    9Obadiah said,“What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?

  • Isa 51:14
    68%

    14The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

  • Jer 37:18
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    18Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah,“What crime have I committed against you, or the officials who serve you, or the people of Judah? What have I done to make you people throw me into prison?

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    68%

    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

  • Jer 38:26
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    26If they do this, tell them,‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’”

  • 2 Chr 34:26
    68%

    26Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

  • Jer 38:9
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    9“Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.”

  • Isa 36:17
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    17until I come and take you to a land just like your own– a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

  • 1 Kgs 22:13
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    13Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him,“Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.”

  • 2 Chr 18:12
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    12Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him,“Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success!”

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
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    15He then said to him,“Come home with me and eat something.”

  • 1 Kgs 13:22
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    22You went back. You ate food. And you drank water in the place of which he had said to you,“Eat no food. Drink no water.” Therefore your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’”

  • Ezek 4:8
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    8Look here, I will tie you up with ropes, so you cannot turn from one side to the other until you complete the days of your siege.

  • 2 Kgs 18:32
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    32until I come and take you to a land just like your own– a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil and honey. Then you will live and not die. Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says,“The LORD will rescue us.”

  • Ezek 19:9
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    9They put him in a collar with hooks; they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him to prison so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 6:28
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    28Then the king asked her,“What’s your problem?” She answered,“This woman said to me,‘Hand over your son; we’ll eat him today and then eat my son tomorrow.’

  • 1 Kgs 20:43
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    43The king of Israel went home to Samaria bitter and angry.

  • 2 Kgs 4:41
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    41He said,“Get some flour.” Then he threw it into the pot and said,“Now pour some out for the men so they may eat.” There was no longer anything harmful in the pot.

  • Jer 22:1
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    1The LORD told me,“Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.

  • Jer 52:33
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    33Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.

  • Jer 9:15
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    15So then, listen to what I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, say.‘I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.