1 Kings 20:35–41

Ahab Rebuked by the Lord

³⁵One of the sons of the prophets ^bsaid to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.

³⁶He told him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the Lord, mark my words: When you leave me, a lion will kill you.” ^cWhen he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.

³⁷The prophet found another man and said to him, “Strike me!” So the man struck him, inflicting a wound. ³⁸Then the prophet went and waited for the king on the road. He disguised ^dhimself with a bandage over his eyes. ³⁹As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, ‘Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, ^eor you will weigh out 75 pounds ^fof silver.’ ⁴⁰But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.”

The king of Israel said to him, “That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it.” ^g

⁴¹He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.