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37 Then he found another man and said, “Please [a]strike me.” And the man [b]struck him, [c]wounding him. 38 So the prophet walked away and stood by, for the king by the way, and (A)disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes. 39 Now it happened that as the king was passing 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 is missing, (B)then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a [d]talent of silver.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:37 Lit smite
  2. 1 Kings 20:37 Lit smote
  3. 1 Kings 20:37 Lit striking and wounding
  4. 1 Kings 20:39 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg