Brenton(i)
35 (21:35) And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbour by the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray, And the man would not smite him.
36 (21:36) And he said to him, Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, therefore, behold, as thou departest from me, a lion shall smite thee: and he departed from him, and a lion found him, and smote him.
37 (21:37) And he finds another man, and says, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.
38 (21:38) And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.
39 (21:39) And it came to pass as the king passed by, that he cried aloud to the king, and said, Thy servant went out to war, and, behold, a man brought another man to me, and said to me, Keep his man; and if he should by any means escape, then thy life shall go for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
40 (21:40) And it came to pass, that thy servant looked round this way and that way, and the man was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Behold, thou hast also destroyed snares set for me.
41 (21:41) And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
42 (21:42) And he said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast suffered to escape out of thine hand a man appointed to destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
43 (21:43) And the king of Israel departed confounded and discouraged, and came to Samaria.