The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man
refused to smite him.
KI1 20:36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice
of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall
slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him,
and slew him.
KI1 20:37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
KI1 20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
KI1 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he
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