41Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.


In Context

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."

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

42 He said to the king, "This is what the Lord says: 'You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.' "

43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.

1st Kings 20:41 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:41But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one of the prophets.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:41Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:41He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hasteth and turneth aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerneth him, that he is of the prophets,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:41And he hurried, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.