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1 Kings 20:35-39

1 Kings 20:35

Now a man from the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of the Lord, “Please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.

1 Kings 20:36

Then he said to him, “Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.” And as soon as he left him a lion found him and killed him.

1 Kings 20:37

Then he found another man and said, “Please strike me.” And the man struck him, injuring him.

1 Kings 20:38

So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

1 Kings 20:39

And as the king passed by, he cried out 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 goes missing, then your life shall be forfeited in place of his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’