1 Kings 20:39

Easy To Read Version

The king came by and the prophet said to him, “I went to fight in the battle. One of our men brought an enemy soldier to me. The man said, ‘Guard this man. If he runs away, then you will have to give your life in his place. Or you will have to pay a fine of 75 pounds [226] of silver.’

Cross References

1 Kings 20:40

But I became busy doing other things. So the man ran away.”

1 Kings 20:42

Then the prophet said to the king, “The Lord says to you, ‘You set free the man that I said should die. So you will take his place—you will die! And your people will take the enemies’ place—your people will die!’”

2 Kings 10:24

The worshipers of Baal went into the temple of Baal to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Job 36:18

Job, don’t let riches fool you.\par Don’t let money change your mind.\par

Psalm 49:7

No human friend can save you.\par And you can’t bribe {\cf2\super [292]} God.\par

Exodus 21:30

But the family of the dead man may accept money. If they accept money, then the man who owned the bull should not be killed. But he must pay as much money as the judge decides.

Proverbs 13:8

A rich person might have to pay a ransom to save his life. But poor people never receive threats like that.

Proverbs 6:35

No payment—no amount of money—will be enough to stop his anger!

Jeremiah 48:10

If a person does not do what the Lord says,\par if he does not use his sword\par to kill those people,\par then bad things will happen\par to that person.\par