1 Kings 20:35. And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the LORD*, Strike me, I pray you. But the man refused to strike him. 36. Then he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD*, behold, as soon as you depart from me, a lion will slay you. And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion found him and slew him. 37. Then he found another man and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking he wounded him. 38. So the prophet left and waited for the king by the road and disguised himself with ashes on his face. 39. And as the king passed by he cried to the king and said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle and, behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, Keep this man! If by any means he is missing, then your life will be for his life, or else you will pay a talent of silver. 40. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.