Sinai1 Kings 20:39
World English Bible
As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, “Your servant went out into the middle of the battle; and behold, a man came over, and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man! If by any means he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’
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1 Kings 20:39 in other translations
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
1 Kings 20:39 in context
- 37Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.”
The man struck him and wounded him. - 38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- 39As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, “Your servant went out into the middle of the battle; and behold, a man came over, and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man! If by any means he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’
- 40As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.”
The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be. You yourself have decided it.” - 41He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.