1 Kings 20:38
“So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himselfe with ashes vpon his face.”
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1 Kings 20:38 Context
36Then said he vnto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voyce of the Lord, beholde, assoone as thou art departed from me, a lyon shal slay thee. And assoone as hee was departed from him, a lyon found him, and slew him. 37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting hee wounded him. 38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himselfe with ashes vpon his face. 39And as the king passed by, he cried vnto the king: and he saide, Thy seruant went out into the mids of the battell, and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man vnto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any meanes he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of siluer. 40And as thy seruant was busie here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel saide vnto him, So shall thy iudgement bee, thy selfe hast discided it.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
- King James Version
So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.
- Basic English Bible
And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.
- Darby Bible
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
- Webster's Bible
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- World English Bible
and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.
- Youngs Literal Bible
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 20:38
20:38 With ashes - Or, with a cloath, or band; (as theHebrew doctors understand the word) whereby he bound up his wound,which probably was in his face; for it was to be made in a conspicuousplace, that it might be visible to Ahab and others.