1 Kings 20:39 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ 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 Cross References

1 Kings 20:40

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgement be; thyself hast decided it.

1 Kings 20:42

And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

2 Kings 10:24

And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

Job 36:18

Because there is wrath, beware lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Psalm 49:7

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him:

Exodus 21:30

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

Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man's life is his riches: But the poor heareth no threatening.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.