1Ki 20:42, 2Ki 10:24 | ESV | STEP | And he said to him, Thus says the Lord , Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction , therefore your life shall be for his life , and your people for his people .

b[See ver. 39 above]

1 Kings 20:42

42 And he said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, ^{▼▼That is, set apart ( devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)} therefore ^byour life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’”

2 Kings 10:24

24 Then they ^{▼▼Septuagint he (compare verse 25)} went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, “The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape ^dshall forfeit his life.”