1 Kings 20:38

וַיֵּלֶךְ הַנָּבִיא וַיַּעֲמֹד לַמֶּלֶךְ עַל ־ הַדָּרֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ בָּאֲפֵר עַל ־ עֵינָֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

37וַיִּמְצָא אִישׁ אַחֵר וַיֹּאמֶר הַכֵּינִי נָא וַיַּכֵּהוּ הָאִישׁ הַכֵּה וּפָצֹֽעַ ׃

39וַיְהִי הַמֶּלֶךְ עֹבֵר וְהוּא צָעַק אֶל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדְּךָ ׀ יָצָא בְקֶֽרֶב ־ הַמִּלְחָמָה וְהִנֵּֽה ־ אִישׁ סָר וַיָּבֵא אֵלַי אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמֹר אֶת ־ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אִם ־ הִפָּקֵד יִפָּקֵד וְהָיְתָה נַפְשְׁךָ תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ כִכַּר ־ כֶּסֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:2וַיֹּאמֶר יָרָבְעָם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ קוּמִי נָא וְהִשְׁתַּנִּית וְלֹא יֵֽדְעוּ כִּי ־ אתי אֵשֶׁת יָרָבְעָם וְהָלַכְתְּ שִׁלֹה הִנֵּה ־ שָׁם אֲחִיָּה הַנָּבִיא הֽוּא ־ דִבֶּר עָלַי לְמֶלֶךְ עַל ־ הָעָם הַזֶּֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:32-43

31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently observe… Read the whole commentary →

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