1 Kings 20:38-43

38 Then the prophet departed, and waited for the king along the road, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
39 As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the thick of the battle; then a soldier turned and brought a man to me, and said, "Guard this man; if he is missing, your life shall be given for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
40 While 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."
41 Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
42 Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord, "Because you have let the man go whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.' "
43 The king of Israel set out toward home, resentful and sullen, and came to Samaria.
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