A prophet condemns Ahab

35 By the word of the Lord one of the company of the prophets said to his companion, ‘Strike me with your weapon,’ but he refused.

36 So the prophet said, ‘Because you have not obeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.’ And after the man went away, a lion found him and killed him.

37 The prophet found another man and said, ‘Strike me, please.’ So the man struck him and wounded him.

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