1 Kings 20:41

1 Kings 20:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

Context of 1 Kings 20:41

39As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Sir, I was in the thick of battle, and suddenly a man brought me a prisoner. He said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he gets away, you will either die or pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver!’ 40But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!” “Well, it’s your own fault,” the king replied. “You have brought the judgment on yourself.” Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42The prophet said to him, “This is what the Lord says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed, now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.” 43So the king of Israel went home to Samaria angry and sullen.

1 Kings 20:41 word by word

וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר מֵעֲלֵ֖י עֵינָ֑יו וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he hastedמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• and took the ashesאֲפֵר'ăphêr · bandageH666
• awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• from his faceעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• discernedנָכַרnâkar · to recognizeH5234
• of the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for 1 Kings 20:41

• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!
• 1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”
• Esther 5:13Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.”
• Esther 6:12Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.
• Job 5:2Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
• Proverbs 19:3People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Took the ashes away - He took the bandage from off his eyes: see on 1 Kings 20:38; (note). It was no doubt of thin cloth, through which he could see, while it served for a sufficient disguise.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41He was of the prophets - Josephus and others conjecture that this prophet was Micaiah, the son of Imlah (but compare 1 Kings 20:13 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-43Verses 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 both these conditions. There…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-43Ahab showed mercy to Ben-hadad, which displeased God. An unnamed prophet used symbolic actions to show this disapproval. God's prophets often used symbols to deliver his messages (Isaiah 20; Jeremiah 27:1–7; Ezekiel 4:1–3, 9–17; 5:1–4). By sparing an untrustworthy enemy, Ahab brought judgment on himself and his people instead of relying more on the Lord.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 20:41

• Ashes
• Parables
• Self-Condemnation

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Ahab
• Mark
• Micaiah
• Israel, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary