1 Kings 20:35–41

A Prophecy Enrages Ahab

³⁵Now a certain man of ^athe sons of the prophets said to ¹another ^bby the word of Yahweh, “Please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.

³⁶Then he said to him, “Because you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you walk away from me, ^aa lion will strike you down.” And as soon as he had walked away from him, a lion found him and struck him down.

³⁷Then he found another man and said, “Please ¹strike me.” And the man ²struck him, ³wounding him.

³⁸So the prophet walked away and stood by, for the king by the way, and ^adisguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

³⁹Now 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, ^athen your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a ¹talent of silver.’

⁴⁰“Now it happened that while your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.”

⁴¹Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was of the prophets.