1 Kings 20:39

New International Version

As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.’

Cross References

1 Kings 20:40

While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” “That is your sentence,” the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”

1 Kings 20:42

He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ”

2 Kings 10:24

So they went in to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had posted eighty men outside with this warning: “If one of you lets any of the men I am placing in your hands escape, it will be your life for his life.”

Job 36:18

Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

Psalm 49:7

No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—

Exodus 21:30

However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded.

Proverbs 13:8

A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

Proverbs 6:35

He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.

Jeremiah 48:10

“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!