Text -- 1 Kings 20:42-43 (NET)

20:42 The prophet then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’” 20:43 The king of Israel went home to Samaria bitter and angry.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 20:42

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Because you sent away the man of my destruction [i.e., that I determined should be destroyed] from [my/your?] hand, your life will be in place of his life, and your people in place of his people.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 20:43

¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.