Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 20:42:

• Kupsabiny: “The prophet said to Ahab, ‘God has said, ‘Because you allowed a person to flee whom I had told you should be killed, you and your people shall be killed.‘ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the prophet said to him, "This is what the LORD says, ‘You released the person that I said to kill. So it will be your life instead of his life and your people instead of his people.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He said to the king, ‘This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you had-set-free a man that I had-said that should-be-killed, you will-be-killed as a replacement of him, and your people will-be-killed also as a replacement of his people.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And the prophet said to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man Ben-Hadad to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed some of his army to escape!’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)