King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 20:39
“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.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 20
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded [him].
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
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.
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast decided [it].
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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