1 Kings 20:42

1 Kings 20:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
• New International Version (NIV)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.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’ ”

Context of 1 Kings 20:42

40But I had other things to do, sir. While I was doing them, the prisoner escaped.’ King Ahab replied, ‘What you have just said shows that you deserve your punishment.’ 41Then the prophet quickly took away the cloth that covered his eyes. The king recognized that the man was one of the prophets. The prophet said to the king, ‘This is what the Lord says to you: “I decided that a man should die, but you have let him go free. So you must pay for his life with your life. Your people will receive the trouble that his people deserved.” ’ 43So King Ahab of Israel went home to his palace in Samaria. He was angry and upset.

1 Kings 20:42 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֛עַן שִׁלַּ֥חְתָּ אֶת־אִישׁ־חֶרְמִ֖י מִיָּ֑ד וְהָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ וְעַמְּךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Because thou hast let goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whom I appointed to utter destructionחֵ֫רֶםchêrem cherem · devoted thingH2764
• therefore thy lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• and thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Thy life shall go for his life - This was fulfilled at the battle of Ramoth-gilead, where he was slain by the Syrians; see 1 Kings 22:34, 1 Kings 22:35.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42A man whom I appointed to utter destruction - or to חרם chērem i. e., a man on whom My curse had been laid (Leviticus 27:28 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-43Verses 31-43 This encouragement sinners have to repent and humble themselves before God; Have we not heard, that the God of Israel is a merciful God? Have we not found him so? That is gospel repentance, which flows from an apprehension of the mercy of God, in Christ; there is forgiveness with him. What a change is here! The most haughty in prosperity often are most abject in adversity; an evil spirit will thus affect a man in both these conditions. There…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42devoted to destruction: See “Complete Dedication” Theme Note.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 20:42

• Ahab
• Contingencies
• Disobedience to God
• Predestination
• Prophecy
• Self-Condemnation
• Substitution
• Will

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Mark
• Micaiah
• Accursed
• Israel, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary