1 Kings 20:38 “and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising h…”

1 Kings 20:38

and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

So the Prophet departed, and wayted for the King by the way, and disguised himselfe with ashes vpon his face.

Darby Translation

And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation

and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.

Bible in Basic English

So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.

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Cross references

“disguised”

1 Kings 14:2 1 Kings 22:30 2 Samuel 14:2 Matthew 6:16

1 Kings 14:2 · BSB

and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.

1 Kings 22:30 · BSB

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

2 Samuel 14:2 · BSB

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long…

Matthew 6:16 · BSB

When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

37Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,

39As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver. ’

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