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The king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king`s son;
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A Corrupt Chain of Command
King Ahab uses his established government to punish the prophet. Commentators explain that Amon was the governor of the city, a chief magistrate in charge of the prison. This shows how a political system can be weaponized to silence God's truth, as Micaiah is sent back into the official state custody from which he was summoned.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Carry him back - This literally means “cause him to return.” Micaiah had been in custody before and was brought by Ahab’s messenger from his…
19th Century
Anglican
Joash the king’s son, of whom we subsequently know nothing, is apparently entrusted (like the seventy sons of [Reference 2 Kings 1…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the king of Israel said To some of his officers:
take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon t…
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