King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 20:42
“And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 20
40
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].
41
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.
42
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
43
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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