[20:35] And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow at the command of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him.
[20:36] Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you have gone from me, a lion shall strike you down.” And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion met him and struck him down.
[20:37] Then he found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” And the man struck him—struck him and wounded him.
[20:38] So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
[20:39] And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’
[20:40] And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.”
[20:41] Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
[20:42] 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, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’”
[20:43] And the king of Israel went to his house vexed and sullen and came to Samaria.