1 Kings 20:39

39 As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, 1then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

1 Kings 20:39 In-Context

37 Then he found another man and said, "Please strike me." And the man struck him, wounding him.
38 So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and disguised 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 midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
40 "While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."
41 Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.

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