1 Kings 20:41
“And he hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel discerned him that hee was of the Prophets.”
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1 Kings 20:41 Context
39And as the king passed by, he cried vnto the king: and he saide, Thy seruant went out into the mids of the battell, and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man vnto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any meanes he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of siluer. 40And as thy seruant was busie here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel saide vnto him, So shall thy iudgement bee, thy selfe hast discided it. 41And he hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel discerned him that hee was of the Prophets. 42And hee said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let goe out of thy hand, a man whom I appointed to vtter destruction, therfore thy life shall goe for his life, and thy people for his people. 43And the king of Israel went to his house, heauie, and displeased, and came to Samaria.
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And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.
- King James Version
Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.
- Basic English Bible
Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.
- Darby Bible
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
- Webster's Bible
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.
- World English Bible
And he hasteth and turneth aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerneth him, that he [is] of the prophets,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible