37Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him.


In Context

34 And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria, and having made a league I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go.

35 Then a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his companion in the word of the Lord: Strike me. But he would not strike.

36 Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold then shalt depart from me, and a lion shall slay thee. And when he was gone a little from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

37 Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him.

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

39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

1 Kings 20:37 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:37The prophet found another man and said, "Strike me, please." So the man struck him and wounded him.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded [him. ]

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, |Please strike me.| The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:37And he findeth another man, and saith, 'Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth him, smiting and wounding,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray you. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.