1 Kings 20:42
“Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.”
King James Version
Ahab's premature sparing of Ben-Hadad condemned, fulfilled when Ahab was killed in battle against Syria.
Fulfillment References
1 Kings 22:34-38
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