1 Kings 20:33-35
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
33 Now the men were watching for an omen; they quickly took it up from him and said, “Yes, Ben-hadad is your brother.” Then he said, “Go and bring him.” So Ben-hadad came out to him; and he had him come up into the chariot. 34 Ben-hadad[a] said to him, “I will restore the towns that my father took from your father; and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” The king of Israel responded,[b] “I will let you go on those terms.” So he made a treaty with him and let him go.
A Prophet Condemns Ahab
35 At the command of the Lord a certain member of a company of prophets[c] said to another, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.
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- 1 Kings 20:34 Heb He
- 1 Kings 20:34 Heb lacks The king of Israel responded
- 1 Kings 20:35 Heb of the sons of the prophets
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