1 Kings 22:27

27 Say, 'The king says to put this man in prison; and feed him only bread and water, and not much of that, until I return in peace.'"

1 Kings 22:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:27

And say, thus saith the king, put this fellow in prison
In the common prison of the city, where he had been before, as it seems; and might be now ordered into a more confined place in it, and what might be called "little ease":

and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction;
with bad bread and foul water, and but little of either; just enough to keep alive, and to continue starving:

until I come in peace;
which he seemed confident of, and intimates that then he would punish him more severely, even with death, as a false prophet.

1 Kings 22:27 In-Context

25 Mikhay'hu said, "You'll find out the day you go into an inside room, trying to hide."

26 The king of Isra'el said, "Seize Mikhay'hu, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and Yo'ash the king's son.

27 Say, 'The king says to put this man in prison; and feed him only bread and water, and not much of that, until I return in peace.'"

28 Mikhay'hu said, "If you return in peace at all, ADONAI has not spoken through me!" Then he added, "Did you hear me, you peoples, all of you?"

29 So the king of Isra'el and Y'hoshafat the king of Y'hudah went up to Ramot-Gil'ad.