36. Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold then shalt depart from me, and a lion shall slay thee. And when he was gone a little from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37. Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him.
38. So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes.
39. And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.