and say, "Thus says the king: Put this man in prison, and feed him with meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace." — The order (אֱמְרוּ כֹּה אָמַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ שִׂימוּ אֶת־זֶה בַּבַּיִת הַסֹּהַר וְהַאֲכִילוּ־אוֹתוֹ לֶחֶם־לַחַץ וּמַיִם־לַחַץ עַד־בּוֹאִי בְּשָׁלוֹם) was to imprison Micaiah with minimal food and water. Ahab's 'until I come in peace' reveals his confidence that the battle would proceed favorably. His own confidence sealed his fate.

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