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|1 Reyes 20:31|
His officials said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go to the king of Israel with sackcloth round our waists and ropes round our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
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|1 Reyes 20:32|
Wearing sackcloth round their waists and ropes round their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says: `Please let me live.’“ The king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
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|1 Reyes 20:33|
The men took this as a good sign and were quick to pick up his word. “Yes, your brother Ben-Hadad!” they said. “Go and get him,” the king said. When Ben-Hadad came out, Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
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|1 Reyes 20:34|
“I will return the cities my father took from your father,” Ben-Hadad offered. “You may set up your own market areas in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” Ahab said, “On the basis of a treaty I will set you free.” So he made a treaty with him, and let him go.
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|1 Reyes 20:35|
By the word of the LORD one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me with your weapon,” but the man refused.
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|1 Reyes 20:36|
So the prophet said, “Because you have not obeyed the LORD, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” And after the man went away, a lion found him and killed him.
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|1 Reyes 20:37|
The prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him and wounded him.
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|1 Reyes 20:38|
Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes.
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|1 Reyes 20:39|
As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, `Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent [That is, about 75 pounds (about 34 kilograms)] of silver.’
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|1 Reyes 20:40|
While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” “That is your sentence,” the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”
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