1 Kings 20:39 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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, ‘Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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)

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

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

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.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand. And when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man; and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

1 Kings 20:39 Krydshenvisninger

1 Kings 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.”

1 Kings 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 go for his life, and your people for his people.’ ”

2 Kings 10:24

Then he went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside, and said, “The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life.”

Job 36:18

Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing; and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

Psalm 49:7

Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,

Exodus 21:30

If a ransom is laid on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is laid upon him.

Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man has no means of redemption.

Proverbs 6:35

He will accept no compensation, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts.

Jeremiah 48:10

“Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.