מלכים א, פרק כ״ב, פסוק כ״ו

As the king of Israel prepares to march into battle, he issues a harsh decree against the prophet who delivered an unwelcome message. He orders the officer who originally brought him to take the prophet away and hand him over to the local authorities [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

The instruction to send the prophet back reveals a troubling history, indicating that this is not his first time facing punishment. The primary approach among commentators is that he had already been captured and held in the custody of the city's governor. The king's command, therefore, is to return him to that very same prison [רד״ק, מלבי״ם, מצודת דוד]. However, another perspective suggests that the order simply means he should be escorted back into the city and brought directly to Amon [רלב״ג].

The men tasked with receiving the prisoner, Amon the city governor and Joash the king's son, were the officials actively serving as the city's rulers [ביאור שטיינזלץ].