1 Kings 22:26

And the king of Israel said, Take [Sing. Take thou . This command was probably addressed to the eunuch mentioned in 1 Kings 22:9 ] Micaiah and carry him back [Heb. make him return . This shows clearly that he had come from prison] unto Amon the governor [ שַׂר chief ; same word in 1 Kings 4:2 ; 1 Kings 11:24 ; 1 Kings 16:9 ; Genesis 37:36 ; Genesis 40:9 , Genesis 40:22 , etc. The "chief of the city" is also mentioned 2 Kings 23:8 ; cf. Nehemiah 11:9 ] of the city [who would naturally have charge of the town prison. Probably the prison was in his house. Cf. Genesis 40:3 ; Jeremiah 37:20 ], and to Joash the king's son. [Thenius supposes that this prince had been entrusted to Amon for his military education, and refers to 2 Kings 10:1 . But in that case he would hardly have been mentioned as associated with him in the charge of so important a prisoner. Whoever Joash was, he was a man in authority. It is curious that we find another prophet, Jeremiah, put into the prison of Malchiah, the son of the king (A.V. the son of Hammelech ; same expression as here), Jeremiah 38:6 ; cf. Jeremiah 36:26 . Some have seen in this designation a name of office, and Bähr thinks that "Joash was not probably a son of Ahab, but a prince of the blood." But when we remember what a number of sons Ahab had ( 2 Kings 10:1 ), no valid reason can be assigned why Joash should not have been one of them. He may have been billeted upon Amon, and yet associated with him in the government of the city.]