1 Kings 20:39

Modern English Version

As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Keep this man, and if by any means he goes missing, then your life shall be given for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’

Cross References

1 Kings 20:40

As your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have decided it yourself.”

1 Kings 20:42

He said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I had appointed to utter destruction, you shall pay for his life with your life and his people with your people.’ ”

2 Kings 10:24

Then they went to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, but Jehu put eighty men outside and said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, the one who lets him go will die in his place.”

Job 36:18

Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with a blow; even a great ransom cannot deliver you.

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 a ransom is set for him, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is demanded of him.

Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.

Proverbs 6:35

He will accept no compensation; he will not rest content though you offer many gifts.

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.