1 Kings 20:38 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 20:38

36 Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, surely, as soon as you depart from me, a lion shall kill you.” And as soon as he left him, ^aa lion found him and killed him.

37 And he found another man, and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him, inflicting a wound.

38 Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

39 Now ^aas the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and there, a man came over and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Guard this man; if by any means he is missing, ^byour life shall be for his life, or else you shall¹ pay a talent of silver.’

40 While 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.”

41 And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

42 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ^a‘Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’ ”

43 So the king of Israel ^awent to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 20:38

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American Standard Version
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

Amplified® Bible
So the prophet departed and waited for King Ahab by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

Contemporary English Version
The prophet left and put a bandage over his face to disguise himself. Then he went and stood beside the road, waiting for Ahab to pass by.

Darby English Version
And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.

Good News Bible
The prophet bandaged his face with a cloth, to disguise himself, and went and stood by the road, waiting for the king of Israel to pass.

King James Version
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

New American Standard Bible
So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

New International Version
Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes.

New King James Version
Then the prophet departed and waited for the king by the road, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Revised Standard Version
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.

New English Translation
The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

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