1 Kings 20:37

New Life Version

Then he found another man and said, "Hit me." And 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 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.

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 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 servants said to him, "Now see, we have heard that the kings of the family of Israel are kings who show kindness. Let us dress in cloth made from hair and put ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. It might be that he will save your life." ³² So they dressed in cloth made from hair and put ropes on their heads, and went to the king of Israel. They said to him, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘I beg you, let me live.'" Ahab said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother." ³³ Now the men were watching for something special to happen. They were quick to catch his word, and said, "Yes, your brother Ben-hadad." Then Ahab said, "Go and bring him." So Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab took him up into the war-wagon. ³⁴ Ben-hadad said to him, "I will return to you the cities which my father took from your father. And you will make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria." Ahab said, "I will let you go with this agreement." So he made an agreement with him and let him go. ³⁵ Now a certain son of the men who spoke for God said to another by the word of the Lord, "Hit me." But the man would not hit him. ³⁶ Then he said to him, "Because you have not listened to the voice of the Lord, as soon as you have left me, a lion will kill you." And as soon as he had left him, a lion found him and killed him. ³⁷ Then he found another man and said, "Hit me." And the man hit him, and hurt him. ³⁸ So the man of God left, and waited for the king by the way. He tied a cloth over his eyes so no one would know him. ³⁹ As the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out to the battle. A soldier turned and brought a man to me, and said, ‘Keep this man. If he is missing for any reason, you will pay for his life with your own. Or else you must pay a man's weight in silver.' ⁴⁰ But while your servant was doing things here and there, the man got away." The king of Israel said to him, "So you must be punished. You yourself have decided 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.