Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Carry him back - literally, "cause him to return." Micaiah had been in custody before, and was brought by Ahab' s 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 I Kings 20:7-8. The general administration was carried on by means of the governors of provinces I Kings 20:14 and of cities II Kings 10:5. The governors of cities, like the monarch, were assisted and checked by councils of elders, the wise men of the several towns I Kings 21:8-12; II Kings 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 king' s son - The phrase seems to designate a state office, rather than relationship to the sovereign. Compare II Chronicles 28:7.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Kings 22:26:
1 Kings 22:8
1 Kings 22:24
2 Kings 10:5
2 Kings 21:18
2 Kings 23:4-20
2 Chronicles 16:7-10
2 Chronicles 28:7
Jeremiah 36:26
Amos 2:12
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