1 Kings 20:39
English Standard Version Anglicised
39 And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, (A)your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent[a] of silver.’
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- 1 Kings 20:39 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
1 Kings 20:39
New International Version
39 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,(A) or you must pay a talent[a] of silver.’
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- 1 Kings 20:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
1 Kings 20:42
English Standard Version Anglicised
42 And he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction,[a] therefore (A)your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’”
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- 1 Kings 20:42 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
1 Kings 20:42
New International Version
42 He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You(A) have set free a man I had determined should die.[a](B) Therefore it is your life for his life,(C) your people for his people.’”
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- 1 Kings 20:42 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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