1 Kings 20:35–41
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A Prophet Denounces Ahab’s Actions
20:35One of the members of the prophetic guild, speaking with divine authority, ordered his companion, “Wound me!”53 But the man refused to wound him. 20:36So the prophet54 said to him, “Because you have disobeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him. 20:37He found another man and said, “Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely.5520:38The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes. 20:39When the king passed by, he called out to the king, “Your servant went out into the heat56 of the battle, and then a man turned aside and brought me a prisoner.57 He told me, ‘Guard this prisoner. If he ends up missing for any reason,58 you will pay with your life or with a talent59 of silver.’6020:40Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him, “Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.”6120:41The prophet62 quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.
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- 53 Heb “Now a man from the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the Lord, ‘Wound me.’ ”
- 54 Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 55 Heb “and the man wounded him, wounding and bruising.”
- 56 Heb “middle.”
- 57 Heb “man” (also a second time later in this verse).
- 58 Heb “if being missed, he is missed.” The emphatic infinitive absolute before the finite verbal form lends solemnity to the warning.
- 59 The Hebrew term כִּכָּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or to a standard unit of weight, generally regarded as a talent. Since the accepted weight for a talent of metal is about 75 pounds, this would have amounted to about 75 pounds of silver.
- 60 Heb “your life will be in place of his life, or a unit of silver you will pay.”
- 61 Heb “so [i.e., in accordance with his testimony] is your judgment, you have determined [it].”
- 62 Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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