1 Kings 20 · Verse 40

1 Kings 20:40

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
1 Kings 20:40, King James Version

1 Kings 20:40 in other translations

BSBBut while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself.”
WEBAs your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be. You yourself have decided it.”
ASVAnd as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
YLTand it cometh to pass, thy servant is working hither and thither, and he is not!' and the king of Israel saith unto him, Right is thy judgment; thou hast determined it.'
DARBYAnd as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So is thy judgment: thyself hast decided it.
BBEBut while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.
WebsterAnd as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

What does 1 Kings 20:40 mean?

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…

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1 Kings 20:40 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
עַבְדְּךָ֗'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
עֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehdoingH6213
הֵ֛נָּהHe.nah<of> themH2008
וָהֵ֖נָּהva.He.nahand themH2008
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
אֵינֶ֑נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuthere not [was] heH369
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֧יו'e.Lavto himH413
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כֵּ֥ןken[is] thusH3651
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmish.pa.Te.khasentence yourH4941
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
חָרָֽצְתָּ\׃cha.Ra.tze.tayou have decidedH2782

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 20:40

  • Job 15:6

    Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Luke 19:22

    And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

  • Matthew 25:24-27

    Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

  • 2 Samuel 12:5-7

    And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

  • Matthew 21:41-43

    They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he was gone. Heb. he was not. So shall thy judgment be.
2Sa 12:5-7; Job 15:6; Mt 21:41-43; 25:24-27; Lu 19:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 20:39

    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.

  • 1 Kings 20:40

    And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

  • 1 Kings 20:41

    And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

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1 Kings 20:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como tu siervo estaba ocupado á una parte y á otra, él desapareció. Entonces el rey de Israel le dijo: Esa será tu sentencia: tú la has pronunciado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, comme ton serviteur était occupé çà et là, l’homme a disparu. Et le roi d’Israël lui dit: Ainsi est ton jugement: tu en as décidé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, während dein Knecht hier und dort zu tun hatte, da war er fort. Und der König von Israel sprach zu ihm: Also ist dein Urteil, du selbst hast entschieden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dum autem ego turbatus huc illucque me verterem, subito non comparuit. Et ait rex Israël ad eum: Hoc est judicium tuum, quod ipse decrevisti.