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


In Context

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.

40 And whilst I in a hurry turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed.

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 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.

The American 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 on his face.