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.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AhabMicaiahIsrael, Kingdom ofSamariaKings, Books ofSyriaProphecy; ProphetsSymbols and SimilitudesArmiesKings
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
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