30
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.
28
And the king said to her, What is with thee? And the woman said to him, This said to me, Give thy son, and we will eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
29
So we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to her on the second day, Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her son.
30
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.
31
And he said, God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie shall stand upon him this day.
32
And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.