42 And he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore (A)your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’” 43 And the king of Israel (B)went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 20:42 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

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