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


In Context

34 And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

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 thee. And the man refused to smite him.

36 Then said he to him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou hast departed from me, a lion will slay thee. And as soon as he had departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. 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 upon his face.

39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst 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 shall be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:37Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded 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 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.