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1 Kings 20:38

1 Kings chapter 20 · verse 38 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

v.38This passage

v.39And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 22:30

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

  • Matthew 6:16

    Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

  • 1 Kings 14:2

    And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who spake concerning me that I should be king over this people.

  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead: