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A man of God approached the king of Israel and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh: Because the Arameans have said: 'Yahweh is a god of the hills but not of the valleys,' therefore I will deliver this immense crowd into your hands and you shall know that I am Yahweh." (1 Kings 20, 28)
So, putting sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their necks, they went to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant, Ben-hadad, pleads, 'Please, let me live." He then asked, "Is he still alive? He is my brother." (1 Kings 20, 32)
They quickly took up his word and said, "Yes, Ben-hadad is your brother." The king of Israel then said, "Go, bring him here." Ben-hadad came to him and he let Ben-hadad get into his chariot. (1 Kings 20, 33)
Then this prophet left, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes, and waited for the king along the road. (1 Kings 20, 38)
When the king passed, he called to him and said, "O King! I, your servant, went into the thick of the battle when a soldier left the line and brought me a man, saying: 'Guard this man. Should he escape, your life shall be in exchange for his, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' (1 Kings 20, 39)
While I was busy running around, my prisoner disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "You yourself have said what your sentence shall be." (1 Kings 20, 40)
At once the man removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. (1 Kings 20, 41)
And the king of Israel went back home to Samaria, resentful and sad. (1 Kings 20, 43)
Now Naboth, a man from Jezreel, owned a vineyard just beside the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. (1 Kings 21, 1)
His wife Jezebel said to him, "Are you not king of Israel? Get up and eat and be joyful, for I will give you the vineyard of Naboth of Jezreel." (1 Kings 21, 7)
Get two worthless fellows to accuse him in this way: 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death." (1 Kings 21, 10)
The two worthless fellows came in and sat facing him, accusing Naboth before the people, "Naboth cursed God and the king!" So the people took him outside the city and stoned him to death. (1 Kings 21, 13)
