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


In Context

35 By the word of the Lord one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, "Strike me with your weapon," but the man refused.

36 So the prophet said, "Because you have not obeyed the Lord , as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you." And after the man went away, a lion found him and killed him.

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

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

39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, 'Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.'

40 While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared." "That is your sentence," the king of Israel said. "You have pronounced it yourself."

1st Kings 20:38 in Other Translations

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.

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.