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And he found another man, and said, "Strike me, please." So the man struck him, inflicting a wound.
38
Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.
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Now as the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and there, a man came over and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'
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While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." Then the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."
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And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
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Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.' "
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So the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.