1 Kings 20:37

New Century Version

The prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me, please!" So the man hit him and hurt 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 English Translation
He found another man and said, "Wound me!" So the man wounded him severely.

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

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

³¹ His officers said to him, "We have heard that the kings of Israel are trustworthy. Let's dress in rough cloth to show our sadness, and wear ropes on our heads. Then we will go to the king of Israel, and perhaps he will let you live." ³² So they dressed in rough cloth and wore ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.'" Ahab answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother." ³³ Ben-Hadad's men had wanted a sign from Ahab. So when Ahab called Ben-Hadad his brother, they quickly said, "Yes! Ben-Hadad is your brother." Ahab said, "Bring him to me." When Ben-Hadad came, Ahab asked him to join him in the chariot. ³⁴ Ben-Hadad said to him, "Ahab, I will give you back the cities my father took from your father. And you may put shops in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria." Ahab said, "If you agree to this, I will allow you to go free." So the two kings made a peace agreement. Then Ahab let Ben-Hadad go free. ³⁵ One prophet from one of the groups of prophets told another, "Hit me!" He said this because the Lord had commanded it, but the other man refused. ³⁶ The prophet said, "You did not obey the Lord 's command, so a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." When the man left, a lion found him and killed him. ³⁷ The prophet went to another man and said, "Hit me, please!" So the man hit him and hurt him. ³⁸ The prophet wrapped his face in a cloth so no one could tell who he was. Then he went and waited by the road for the king. ³⁹ As Ahab king of Israel passed by, the prophet called out to him. "I went to fight in the battle," the prophet said. "One of our men brought an enemy soldier to me. Our man said, ‘Guard this man. If he runs away, you will have to give your life in his place. Or, you will have to pay a fine of seventy-five pounds of silver.' ⁴⁰ But I was busy doing other things, so the man ran away." The king of Israel answered, "You have already said what the punishment is. You must do what the man said."

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.