Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 22:26
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;
26. carry him back unto Amon ] As Ahab knew so well how to find Micaiah when he was wanted, it may be that he was already under the charge of Amon, in a sort of libera custodia. But the command in the next verse to put him into prison seems conclusive that he had not been a prisoner before.
Joash the king’s son ] We have nothing to guide us in deciding how this man was related to Ahab, or whether he was so at all. His occupation, in conjunction with Amon the governor of the city, as superintendent of the prison-house renders it improbable that he was very closely connected with the reigning family. On the other hand we can hardly think that Joash would have this title if he were of one of the families which had preceded Omri on the throne of Israel. Each new dynasty would probably clear out of the way any who might be likely to lay claim to the throne.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Carry him back – literally, cause him to return. Micaiah had been in custody before, and was brought by Ahabs messenger from his prison.
The governor of the city – This is one out of several notices respecting what may be called the constitution of the Israelite kingdom. The king consulted on important matters a Council of elders 1Ki 20:7-8. The general administration was carried on by means of the governors of provinces 1Ki 20:14 and of cities 2Ki 10:5. The governors of cities, like the monarch, were assisted and checked by councils of elders, the wise men of the several towns 1Ki 21:8-12; 2Ki 10:5. Thus Samaria, as we see from the present passage, was under a special governor, who, among his other duties, had the control of the public prison, and directed the treatment of the prisoners.
The kings son – The phrase seems to designate a state office, rather than relationship to the sovereign. Compare 2Ch 28:7.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Carry him back, to wit, into prison; where it seems he was before shut up; for so the Lords prophets were used by Ahab. And some think he was the deliverer of that unwelcome message, 1Ki 20:41,42.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
26-28. Take Micaiah, . . . Put thisfellow in prisonAhab, under the impulse of vehementresentment, remands the prophet until his return.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the king of Israel said,…. To some of his officers:
take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city: the chief magistrate under the king; a sort of sheriff, who had the care of malefactors, and of all committed to prison, from whom he was received by the messenger, and now sent back to him:
and to Joash the king’s son; who might be over his household, as sometimes the king’s son was, 2Ch 26:21 or might be viceroy while the king was without the city, and at the gate of it, and about to go to war.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(26) Joash the kings son, of whom we know nothing hereafter, is apparently entrusted (like the seventy sons of 2Ki. 10:1) to the charge of the governor of the city, perhaps in theory left in command of Samaria with him.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
26. Carry him back This expression, together with the following verse, clearly intimates that Micaiah had previously been incarcerated for prophesying contrary to the desires of the king.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
(26) 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; (27) 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 come in peace. (28) And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, everyone of you.
Observe the cruelty of Habakkuk. Hard fare and coarse food, poor requitals for faithfulness. But how much sweeter to Micaiah all this than the rich fare of Jezebel’s table with the impending ruin. Paul’s prison must have been a blessed place when the Holy Ghost was so much with him as to enable him to send forth that charming Epistle to the church at Philippi, which he wrote in his confinement at Rome. See the Epistle to the Philippians. And John found cause to bless the hour of his banishment to Patmos, which brought him such a visitor as the Lord Jesus. See Rev 1:1-20 etc.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Ki 22:26 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;
Ver. 26. And the king of Israel said. ] In the heating of the king of Judah, who sat mute, and, loath to displease Ahab, had not a word to say for the good prophet. Ill company deadens one, casts a damp at least; “for the abundance of iniquity, the love of many shall wax cold.”
Take Micaiah, and carry him back.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
carry him back: 1Ki 22:9
Reciprocal: 2Ki 1:9 – sent unto 2Ch 18:26 – Put Mat 5:12 – for so Mat 5:25 – and the Act 24:25 – Go
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 22:26-27. Take Micaiah, and carry him back Namely, into prison, where, it seems, he was before shut up; for so the Lords prophets were treated by Ahab. Feed him with bread of affliction, &c. With very coarse and spare diet, whereby he may be only supported to endure his torment. Until I come in peace Until I return in triumph, which I doubt not I shall, in spite of all his malicious suggestions to the contrary; and then I shall call him to an account for all his lies and impudence. Hard usage for one that would have prevented his ruin! We see here how confident Ahab was of success! He questions not but he should return in peace, forgetting what he himself had said to Ben-hadad, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast: but there was little likelihood of his returning in peace when he left one of Gods prophets behind him in prison.