Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the prophet went and {waited} for the king along the road and disguised himself with a headband over his eyes.
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.
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.
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.
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 found another man and said, "Strike me, please," so the man struck him sharply and wounded him. 38 Then the prophet went and {waited} for the king along the road and disguised himself with a headband over his eyes. 39 As the king [was] passing by, he called to the king and said, "Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and suddenly a man turned and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man. If by any means he should be missed, it will be your life in his place, or you shall pay a talent of silver.'
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:2
Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you [are] the wife of Jeroboam, and go [to] Shiloh. Look, Ahijah the prophet is there, and he spoke concerning me [before I became] king over this people.
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman, and he said to her, "Please pretend to mourn and put on garments of mourning. You should not anoint yourself [with] oil, and you must act like this woman who has been mourning over the dead for {a long time}.
1 Kings 22:30
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "[I will] disguise myself and go into the battle, but you wear your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and he went into the battle.
Matthew 6:16
"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!