40 And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.' And the king of Israel said to him, 'This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.'
41 Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
42 And he said to him: 'Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.'
43 And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.
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