He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
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He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
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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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And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 20:41 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 13:19 Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
- 1 Kings 20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
- Job 2:8 He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
- Jeremiah 6:26 Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 20:41 And he hasted, and took the ashes…
1Ki 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.
Ver. 41. And the king of Israel discerned him.] He had known him before for a prophet, and was ill-affected unto him for his plain dealing. {1Ki 22:8}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain 1. By his face, which was known either to…
Either,
1. By his face, which was known either to the king, or to some of his courtiers there present. Or,
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2. By the change of the manner of his address to him, which now was such as the prophets used.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he hasted, and took away the ashes from…
And he hasted, and took away the ashes from his face,.... Took off the linen cloth from his eyes, unveiled or unmasked himself:
and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets; he knew him again, having seen him once or twice before; otherwise there could be nothing in his face that could discover him to be a prophet, rather he was to be known by his habit.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 41. Took the ashes away] He took the…
Verse 41. Took the ashes away] He took the bandage from off his eyes: see on 1Kg 20:38. It was no doubt of thin cloth, through which he could see, while it served for a sufficient disguise.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 20:41. And he hasted, and took the ashes…
1Ki 20:41. And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face — Threw off his disguise immediately, by pulling off the cloth or bandage wherewith his face, or a part of it, had been concealed. And the king of Israel discerned him — Either by his face, which was known to the king, or to some of the courtiers there present: or, by the manner of his address to him, which, being changed, was now such as the prophets generally used.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He was of the prophets - Josephus and others…
He was of the prophets - Josephus and others conjecture that this prophet was Micaiah, the son of Imlah (but compare 1Ki 20:13 note).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 41. the ashes away from his face] Here R.V.…
41. the ashes away from his face] Here R.V. (as in 38) the head band from his eyes.
that he was of the prophets] It is clear that the prophets were distinguished by dress, or in some evident manner, so that they were easy of recognition. Perhaps the hairy prophetic mantle was the usual garb, and that on the present occasion the prophet had some wrapping thrown over that, which he laid aside along with the head band, and then the king recognised his character.
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out of thy hand] The LXX. represents the pronoun, which is omitted in the Hebrew text, perhaps only by a slip of the scribe.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he hasted, and took the ashes away from…
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face Heb. removed the covering from upon his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. That is, he was one of the prophets who were known to him The face alone would hardly have proclaimed him a prophet. And the prophet"s dress would of course have been laid aside when the disguise was assumed.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 let go from your hand
let go from your hand
Here the word "hand" is metonymy for power. AT: "released" or "spared the life of" (See: Metonymy)
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your life will take the place of his life, and your people for his people
"you will die in his place, and your people will die in the place of his people"
translationWords
prophet
Yahweh
hand
die
people group
anger
Samaria
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