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A Prophet Reproves Ahab

1 Kings 20:37

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,
KJV
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.so that…: Heb. smiting and wounding
WEB
Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.” The man struck him and wounded him.
ASV
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.
LSV
And he finds another man and says, “Please strike me”; and the man strikes him, striking and wounding,
YLT
And he findeth another man, and saith, 'Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth him, smiting and wounding,
DBY
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded [him].
DRC
Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him.
GNV
Then he founde another man, and sayde, Smite mee, I pray thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.
JPS
Then he found another man, and said: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.
LXXE21:37
And he finds another man, and says, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּמְצָא֙ אִ֣ישׁ אַחֵ֔ר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הַכֵּ֣ינִי נָ֑א וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ הָאִ֖ישׁ הַכֵּ֥ה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃
LXX-Br21:37
Καὶ εὑρίσκει ἄνθρωπον ἄλλον, καὶ εἶπε, πάταξόν με δή· καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἄνθρωπος, πατάξας καὶ συνέτριψε.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 20:35Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
  • Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 21:37 in some Bibles
  • 20:37 in most Bibles

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