1 Kings 20:37
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
1 Kings 20:37 in other translations
| BSB | Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him, |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And he findeth another man, and saith, ‘Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth him, smiting and wounding, |
| DARBY | Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded him. |
| BBE | Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him. |
| Webster | Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. |
What does 1 Kings 20:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:35-38
35-38. Smite me--This prophet is supposed (1Ki 20:8) to have been Micaiah. The refusal of his neighbor to smite the prophet was manifestly wrong, as it was a withholding of necessary aid to a prophet in the discharge of a duty to which he had been called by God, and it was severely punished [1Ki 20:36], as a beacon to warn others (see on 1Ki 13:2-24). The prophet found a willing assistant, and then, waiting for…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 20:31-43
This encouragement sinners have to repent and humble themselves before God; Have we not heard, that the God of Israel is a merciful God? Have we not found him so? That is gospel repentance, which flows from an apprehension of the mercy of God, in Christ; there is forgiveness with him. What a change is here! The most haughty in prosperity often are most abject in adversity; an evil spirit will thus affect a man in…
1 Kings 20:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 20:37
- Exodus 21:12
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
- 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.
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Context
- 1 Kings 20:36
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.
- 1 Kings 20:37
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
- 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
1 Kings 20:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Encontróse luego con otro hombre, y díjole: Hiéreme ahora. Y el hombre le dió un golpe, é hízole una herida. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il trouva un autre homme, et il dit: Frappe-moi, je te prie. Et l’homme le frappa fort, et le blessa. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er traf einen anderen Mann und sprach: Schlage mich doch! Und der Mann schlug ihn, schlug und verwundete ihn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et alterum inveniens virum, dixit ad eum: Percute me. Qui percussit eum, et vulneravit. |