1 Kings 20:39 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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,  or you will weigh out thirty-five kilograms  of silver.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ And as the king passed by, the [prophet] cried out to him, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, Keep this man. If for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be required for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁹ When the king passed by, the prophet called out to the king, “Your servant was in the middle of the battle when someone brought a prisoner. ‘Guard this man,’ he said. ‘If he escapes it will be your life for his—that, or you will owe me a kikkar of silver.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: "Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: 'Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.'

1 Kings 20:39 Cross References

1 Kings 20:40

But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.’ The king of Israel said to him, ‘That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it.’

1 Kings 20:42

The prophet said to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction,  it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.” ’

2 Kings 10:24

Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside, and he warned them, ‘Whoever allows any of the men I am placing in your hands to escape will forfeit his life for theirs.’

Job 36:18

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom  lead you astray.

Exodus 21:30

If instead a ransom  is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

Proverbs 13:8

Riches are a ransom for a person’s life, but a poor person hears no threat.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not be appeased by anything or be persuaded by lavish bribes.

Jeremiah 48:10

The one who does the  Lord’s business deceitfully  is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed.