1 Kings 20:38

In 11 translations

BSB

and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

KJV

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

WEB

So the prophet departed and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

ASV

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

LSV

and the prophet goes and stands for the king on the way, and disguises himself with ashes on his eyes.

YLT

and the prophet goeth and standeth for the king on the way, and disguiseth himself with ashes on his eyes.

DBY

And the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with a sash over his eyes.

DRC

So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes.

GNV

So the Prophet departed, and wayted for the King by the way, and disguised himselfe with ashes vpon his face.

JPS

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

LXXE21:38

And the prophet went and stood before the king of Israel by the way, and bound his eyes with a bandage.

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WLC

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ בָּאֲפֵ֖ר עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃

LXX-Br21:38

Καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὁ προφήτης καὶ ἔστη τῷ βασιλεῖ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ, καὶ κατεδήσατο ἐν τελαμῶνι τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Kings 14:2and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
• 1 Kings 22:30And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a…
• Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

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