Parallel Verses
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.
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 departed and waited for the king by the way, and
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 14:2
Jeroboam said to his wife: Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you, and go to Shiloh. That is where the prophet Ahijah lives. He is the one who said I would be king of Israel.
2 Samuel 14:2
Joab sent someone to Tekoa to get a wise woman from there. He told her: Please act like a mourner. Dress in mourning clothes. Do not use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
1 Kings 22:30
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: I will change my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king. Then I will go into the fight. You put on your royal robes. So the king of Israel changed his dress and went into the battle.
Matthew 6:16
When you abstain from food, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces to be seen by men. They have received their reward.