38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.


In Context

35 A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Yahweh, |Please strike me!| The man refused to strike him.

36 Then he said to him, |Because you have not obeyed the voice of Yahweh, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall kill you.| As soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and killed him.

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

38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

39 As the king passed by, he cried to the king; and he said, |Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, 'Guard this man! If by any means he be missing, then your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

40 As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.| The king of Israel said to him, |So your judgment shall be; yourself have decided it.|

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 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 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.