38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes on his face.


In Context

35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray you. And the man refused to smite him.

36 Then said he to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray you. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.

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

39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the middle of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.

40 And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.

1 Kings 20:38 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:38Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:38And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:38and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.