1 Kings 20:38-40

Revised Geneva Translation

³⁸ So, the Prophet departed and waited for the king by the road and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

³⁹ And when the king came by, he cried to the king, and said, “Your servant went into the midst of the battle, and behold, there went away a man whom another man brought to me, and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is lost for any reason, your life shall go for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

⁴⁰ “And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be. You have given sentence.”