1 Kings 20:37

Amplified Bible

Then the prophet found another man and said, "Please strike me." So the man struck him hard, wounding him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The prophet found another man and said to him, “Strike me!” So the man struck him, inflicting a wound.

Hebrew Names Version
Then he found another man, and said, Please strike me. The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.

King James Version
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.

English Standard Version
Then he found another man and said, "Strike me, please." And the man struck him—struck him and wounded him.

New Century Version
The prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me, please!" So the man hit him and hurt him.

New English Translation
He found another man and said, "Wound me!" So the man wounded him severely.

New American Standard Bible
Then he found another man and said, "Please strike me." And the man struck him, injuring him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he founde another man, and sayde, Smite mee, I pray thee. And the man smote him, and in smiting wounded him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he found another man and said, "Please strike me." And the man struck him, wounding him.

Contemporary English Version
The prophet found someone else and said, "Hit me!" So this man beat him up.

Complete Jewish Bible
The prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me!" The man struck him a blow and wounded him.

Darby Translation
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded [him].

Easy-to-Read Version
The first prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me!" This man hit him and hurt the prophet.

George Lamsa Translation
Then he found another man and said to him, Strike me. And the man struck him, and wounded him.

Good News Translation
Then this same prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me!" This man did so; he hit him a hard blow and hurt him.

Lexham English Bible
Then he found another man and said, "Strike me, please," so the man struck him sharply and wounded him.

Literal Translation
And he found another man and said, Please strike me. And the man struck him, striking and wounding.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he founde another man, and sayde: I praye the smyte me. And the man smote him, and wounded him,

American Standard Version
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

Bible in Basic English
Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then he founde another man, & sayde: Smyte me I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smyting he wounded him.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then he found another man, and said: 'Smite me, I pray thee.' And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

King James Version (1611)
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting hee wounded him.

English Revised Version
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the prophet found another man and said, "Strike me, please!" So the man struck him and wounded him,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also the prophete foond another man, and he seide to that man, Smyte thou me. Which smoot him, and woundide him.

Young's Literal Translation
And he findeth another man, and saith, `Smite me, I pray thee;' and the man smiteth him, smiting and wounding,

Update Bible Version
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray you. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded [him].

World English Bible
Then he found another man, and said, Please strike me. The man struck him, smiting and wounding him.

New King James Version
And he found another man, and said, "Strike me, please." So the man struck him, inflicting a wound.

New Living Translation
Then the prophet turned to another man and said, "Hit me!" So he struck the prophet and wounded him.

New Life Bible
Then he found another man and said, "Hit me." And the man hit him, and hurt him.

New Revised Standard
Then he found another man and said, "Strike me!" So the man hit him, striking and wounding him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then found he another man, and said, - Smite me, I pray thee. So the man smote him - kept on smiting and wounding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him and wounded him.

Revised Standard Version
Then he found another man, and said, "Strike me, I pray." And the man struck him, smiting and wounding him.

THE MESSAGE
He then found another man and said, "Hit me; wound me." That man did it—hit him hard in the face, drawing blood.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he found another man and said, "Please strike me." And the man struck him, wounding him.

Contextual Overview

³¹But his servants said to him, "We have heard that the kings of the house (royal line) of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth around our loins and ropes on our necks [as symbols of submission], and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life." ³²So they put sackcloth around their loins and ropes on their necks, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live.'" And Ahab asked, "Is he still alive? He is my brother." ³³Now the men took it as a good omen, and quickly understanding his meaning said, "Yes, your brother Ben-hadad lives." Then the king said, "Go, bring him." Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab had him come up into the chariot. ³⁴Ben-hadad [tempting him] said to him, "I will restore the cities which my father took from your father; and you may set up bazaars (shops) of your own in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." Then, Ahab replied, "I will let you go with this covenant (treaty)." So he made a covenant with him and let him go. ³⁵Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of the LORD, "Please strike me." But the man refused to strike him. ³⁶Then the prophet said to him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you." And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him. ³⁷Then the prophet found another man and said, "Please strike me." So the man struck him hard, wounding him.³⁸So the prophet left and waited for King Ahab by the road, and disguised himself [as a wounded soldier] with a bandage over his eyes. ³⁹As the king passed by, the prophet called out to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the middle of the battle, and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man; if for any reason he is missing, then your life shall be required for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.' ⁴⁰"But while your servant was busy here and there, he [escaped and] was gone." And the king of Israel said to him, "Such is your own judgment (verdict); you have determined it."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Smite me: 1 Kings 20:35, Exodus 21:12

so that: etc. Heb. smiting and wounding

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then he found another man, and said, smite me, I pray thee,.... This is not said to be his neighbour, nor one of the sons of the prophets, but a rustic man, and so stuck not to take him at his word:

and the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him; in his face; made some incision in his flesh, broke the skin, and fetched blood of him; perhaps somewhere about his eyes, by what follows: this he got done to him, that he might look like a wounded soldier, and thereby get the more easily to the speech of Ahab.