1Ki 20:42 | HCSB | STEP | The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says : ‘Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction , it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people .’”

1 Kings 20:42

42 The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you released from your hand the man I had ^{▼▼set apart for destruction/ completely destroy: In Canaan or its neighboring countries, this was the destruction during war of a city, its inhabitants, and their possessions, including livestock.}set apart for destruction, ^b it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.’”