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New Living Translation

1 Kings 20:41

Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ashes;   Parables;   Self-Condemnation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Benhadad;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Samaria;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Devote, Devoted;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Micaiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Kings, the Books of;   Micaiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Damascus;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Parables;   Sons of the Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ashes;   Ben-Hadad;   Face;   Headband;   Marks;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Phylacteries;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
Hebrew Names Version
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Yisra'el discerned him that he was of the prophets.
King James Version
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
English Standard Version
Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
New Century Version
Then the prophet quickly took the cloth from his face. When the king of Israel saw him, he knew he was one of the prophets.
New English Translation
The prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.
Amplified Bible
Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and [Ahab] the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
New American Standard Bible
Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face: and the King of Israel knewe him that he was of the Prophets:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was of the prophets.
Contemporary English Version
The man quickly tore the bandage off his face, and Ahab saw that he was one of the prophets.
Complete Jewish Bible
Quickly he removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Isra'el recognized him as one of the prophets.
Darby Translation
Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the prophet quickly took the cloth from his face, and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.
George Lamsa Translation
And ha hasted and wiped off the ashes from his face; and the king of Israel realized that he was of the prophets.
Good News Translation
The prophet tore the cloth from his face, and at once the king recognized him as one of the prophets.
Lexham English Bible
He quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was from the prophets.
Literal Translation
And he hurried and took the ashes from his eyes. And the king of Israel saw him, that he was of the prophets.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then put he the a?shes from his face in all the haist. And the kynge of Israel knewe him, that he was one of the prophetes.
American Standard Version
And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Bible in Basic English
Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he hasted, & toke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel knewe him, that he was of ye prophetes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
King James Version (1611)
And he hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel discerned him that hee was of the Prophets.
English Revised Version
And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And anoon he wipide awey the dust fro his face, and the kyng of Israel knew him, that he was of the prophetis.
Young's Literal Translation
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,
Update Bible Version
And he hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.
World English Bible
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
New King James Version
And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
New Life Bible
In a hurry the man took the cloth away from his eyes. And the king of Israel saw that he was one of the men who speak for God.
New Revised Standard
Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then hastened he, and removed the turban from over his eyes, - and the king of Israel knew him, that, of the prophets, was, he.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one of the prophets.
Revised Standard Version
Then he made haste to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
THE MESSAGE
At that, the man ripped the bandage off his eyes and the king recognized who he was—one of the prophets!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.

Contextual Overview

31 Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live." 32 So they put on burlap and ropes, and they went to the king of Israel and begged, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live!'" The king of Israel responded, "Is he still alive? He is my brother!" 33 The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. "Yes," they said, "your brother Ben-hadad!" "Go and get him," the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot. 34 Ben-hadad told him, "I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." Then Ahab said, "I will release you under these conditions." So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free. 35 Meanwhile, the Lord instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, "Hit me!" But the man refused to hit the prophet. 36 Then the prophet told him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord , a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him. 37 Then the prophet turned to another man and said, "Hit me!" So he struck the prophet and wounded him. 38 The prophet placed a bandage over his eyes to disguise himself and then waited beside the road for the king. 39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!' 40 But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!" "Well, it's your own fault," the king replied. "You have brought the judgment on yourself."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the ashes away: 1 Kings 20:38, 2 Samuel 13:19, Job 2:8, Jeremiah 6:26

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:10 - I only 1 Kings 22:8 - yet one man Proverbs 28:4 - but Amos 2:11 - I raised

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he hasted, and took away the ashes from his face,.... Took off the linen cloth from his eyes, unveiled or unmasked himself:

and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets; he knew him again, having seen him once or twice before; otherwise there could be nothing in his face that could discover him to be a prophet, rather he was to be known by his habit.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He was of the prophets - Josephus and others conjecture that this prophet was Micaiah, the son of Imlah (but compare 1 Kings 20:13 note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 20:41. Took the ashes away — He took the bandage from off his eyes: see on 1 Kings 20:38. It was no doubt of thin cloth, through which he could see, while it served for a sufficient disguise.


 
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