1 Kings 20:39

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

And as the king {H4428} passed by {H5674}, he cried {H6817} unto the king {H4428}: and he said {H559}, Thy servant {H5650} went out {H3318} into the midst {H7130} of the battle {H4421}; and, behold, a man {H376} turned aside {H5493}, and brought {H935} a man {H376} unto me, and said {H559}, Keep {H8104} this man {H376}: if by any means {H6485} he be missing {H6485}, then shall thy life {H5315} be for his life {H5315}, or else thou shalt pay {H8254} a talent {H3603} of silver {H3701}.

As the king passed by, he called out to the king and said, "Your servant was on his way into the thick of the fighting when someone turned, brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man! If he is missing, you will pay for his life with yours; or else you will pay sixty-six pounds of silver.'

As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 2 Kings 10:24

    And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him.

  • Proverbs 13:8

    ¶ The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

  • Proverbs 6:35

    He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

  • 1 Kings 20:42

    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.

  • 1 Peter 1:18

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;

  • 1 Peter 1:19

    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  • Psalms 49:7

    None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

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