“But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.