And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.
And they watched him, and sent out spies, which would pretend to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, that in this way they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
But do not yield to them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.