1 Kings 20:39-41

International Children’s Bible

³⁹ As Ahab king of Israel passed by, the prophet called out to him. The prophet said, “I went to fight in the battle. One of our men brought an enemy soldier to me. Our man said, ‘Guard this man. If he runs away, you will have to give your life in his place. Or, you will have to pay a fine of 75 pounds of silver.’ ⁴⁰ But I became busy doing other things. So the man ran away.”

The king of Israel answered, “You have said what the punishment is. You must do what the man said.”

⁴¹ Then the prophet quickly took the cloth from his face. When the king of Israel saw him, he knew he was one of the prophets.