1 Kings 20:37 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 20:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 20:37 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 20:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.” The man struck him and wounded him.”
1 Kings 20:37 — World English Bible
1 Kings 20:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him. ”
1 Kings 20:37 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 20:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he findeth another man, and saith, `Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth him, smiting and wounding,”
1 Kings 20:37 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 20:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded [him]. ”
1 Kings 20:37 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 20:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he founde another man, and sayde, Smite mee, I pray thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.”
1 Kings 20:37 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 20:37 in Context — 1 Kings 20
35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.
36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
What Does 1 Kings 20:37 Mean?
1 Kings 20:37 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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