1 Kings 20:35–41

³⁵And a certain man of ^ythe sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour ^zin the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. ³⁶Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, ^aa lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. ³⁷Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, ^†so that in smiting he wounded him. ³⁸So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and ^bdisguised himself with ashes upon his face. ³⁹And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then ^cshall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt ^†pay a talent of silver. ⁴⁰And as thy servant was busy here and there, ^†he was gone. And ^dthe king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. ⁴¹And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and ^dthe king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.