39 As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant marched out into the middle of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, ‘Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life,(A) or you will weigh out 75 pounds[a] of silver.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:39 Lit a talent

39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life,(A) or you must pay a talent[a] of silver.’

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  1. 1 Kings 20:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms