40 But I became busy doing other things. So the man ran away.”The king of Israel answered, “You have said what the punishment is. You must do what the man said.”
41 Then the prophet quickly took the cloth from his face. When the king of Israel saw him, he knew he was one of the prophets.
42 Then the prophet said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You set free the man I said should die. So your life will be taken in his place. And the lives of your people will be taken in place of the lives of his people.’”
43 Then the king went back to his palace in Samaria. He was angry and upset.