1 Kings 20 · Verse 41

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.
1 Kings 20:41, King James Version

1 Kings 20:41 in other translations

BSBThen the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
WEBHe hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
ASVAnd he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
YLTAnd he hasteth and turneth aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerneth him, that he is of the prophets,
DARBYThen he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.
BBEThen he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.
WebsterAnd he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

What does 1 Kings 20:41 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 Took the ashes away - He took the bandage from off his eyes: see on 1Kgs 20:38 (note). It was no doubt of thin cloth, through which he could see, while it served for a sufficient disguise.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 20:41 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.

וַיְמַהֵ֕רvay.ma.Herand he hastenedH4116
וַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarand he removedH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָ֣אֲפֵ֔רha.'a.Ferthe bandageH666
מֵעֲלֵ֖יme.'alfrom overH5921
עֵינָ֑יו'ei.Naveyes hisH5869
וַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.Kerand he recognizedH5234
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖יםme.ha.ne.vi.'Im[was] one of the prophetsH5030
הֽוּא\׃Hu'heH1931

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 20:41

  • 1 Kings 20:38

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

  • Job 2:8

    And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

  • 2 Samuel 13:19

    And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

  • Jeremiah 6:26

    O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the ashes away.
38; 2Sa 13:19; Job 2:8; Jer 6:26

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 20:42

    And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

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1 Kings 20:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero él se quitó de presto el velo de sobre sus ojos, y el rey de Israel conoció que era de los profetas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il ôta avec hâte le bandeau de dessus ses yeux, et le roi d’Israël le reconnut pour l’un des prophètes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da tat er eilends den Kopfbund von seinen Augen, und der König von Israel erkannte ihn, daß er von den Propheten war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		At ille statim abstersit pulverem de facie sua, et cognovit eum rex Israël, quod esset de prophetis.