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And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of the LORD : '
Smite me ,
I pray thee .'
And the man refused to smite him .
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Then said he unto him : '
Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of the LORD ,
behold ,
as soon as thou art departed from me ,
a lion shall slay thee .'
And as soon as he was departed from him ,
a lion found him ;
and slew him .
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Then he found another man ,
and said : '
Smite me ,
I pray thee .'
And the man smote him ,
smiting and wounding him .
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So the prophet departed ,
and waited for the king by the way ,
and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes .
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And 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 shall thy life be for his life ,
or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver .
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And as thy servant was busy here and there ,
he was gone .'
And the king of Israel said unto him : '
So shall thy judgment be ;
thyself hast decided it .'
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And he hastened ,
and took the headband away from his eyes ;
and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets .
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And he said unto him : '
Thus saith the LORD :
Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction ,
therefore thy life shall go for his life ,
and thy people for his people .'
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And the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased ,
and came to Samaria .