The disguised appeal

38So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

39As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is ever missing, then your life shall be for his life, or you shall weigh out a talent of silver.’”

40And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.”