1 Kings 20:40

While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.That is your sentence," the king of Israel said. "You have pronounced it yourself."

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King James Version

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

English Standard Version

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen." And the king of Israel said to him, "This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.