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41 Then the prophet quickly tore off his bandage, and the king of Israel recognized him as being one of the prophets. 42 He told the king,[a] “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you let the man whom I had dedicated to destruction go free, therefore your life is to be forfeited for his life, and your people for his people.’”

43 After hearing this, the king of Israel rode back to his palace in Samaria, frustrated and in a foul mood.

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  1. 1 Kings 20:42 Lit. told him