Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and
King James Version
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
Holman Bible
Then the prophet went and waited for the king on the road. He disguised
International Standard Version
Then the prophet left and waited for the king to pass by, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.
A Conservative Version
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.
Amplified
So the prophet left and waited for King Ahab by the road, and disguised himself [as a wounded soldier] with a bandage over his eyes.
Darby Translation
And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.
Julia Smith Translation
And the prophet will go and stand by the king by the way; and he will be disguised with a bandage over his eyes.
King James 2000
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the prophet went and {waited} for the king along the road and disguised himself with a headband over his eyes.
Modern King James verseion
And the prophet went and waited for the king by the wayside, and disguised himself with ashes on his face.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the Prophet went forth and waited for the king by the way and altered his face with ashes.
NET Bible
The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.
New Heart English Bible
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
The Emphasized Bible
Then the prophet departed, and waited for the king, by the way, - and disguised himself with his turban over his eyes.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.
Interlinear
Yalak
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 20:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahab Rebuked By The Lord
37 Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him. 38 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. 39 And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:2
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Now come, put on different clothing so that you may not seem to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; see, Ahijah is there, the prophet who said I would be king over this people.
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
1 Kings 22:30
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress and went into the fight.
Matthew 6:16
And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.