1 Kings 20:28-41

28Then 1a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Arameans have said, “2The Lord is a god of the mountains, but He is not a god of the valleys,” therefore 3I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 29So they camped one over against the other seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel 4killed of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. 30But the rest fled to 5Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on 27,000 men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city 6into an inner chamber.

317His servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us 8put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your 9life.” 32So 10they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “11Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” 33Now the men 12took this as an omen, and quickly 13catching his word said, “Your brother Ben-hadad.” Then he said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and he 14took him up into the chariot. 34Ben-hadad said to him, “15The cities which my father took from your father I will restore, and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” Ahab said, “And I will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.

35Now a certain man of 16the sons of the prophets said to 17another 18by the word of the Lord, “Please strike me.” But the man refused to strike him. 36Then he said to him, “Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you have departed from me, 19a lion will 20kill you.” And as soon as he had departed from him a lion found him and 21killed him. 37Then he found another man and said, “Please 22strike me.” And the man 23struck him, 24wounding him. 38So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and 25disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes. 39As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, 26then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’ 40While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.” 41Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.