Verse 41

1 Kings 20:41

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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41 But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one of the prophets.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְמַהֵ֕ר וַ/יָּ֨סַר֙ אֶת הָ֣/אֲפֵ֔ר מ/על מֵ/עֲלֵ֖י עֵינָ֑י/ו וַ/יַּכֵּ֤ר אֹת/וֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽ/הַ/נְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא

English Translation

And he hurried and removed the ashes from my eyes, and he recognized him as the king of Israel, for he was from the prophets.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And Benadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his host, and there were two and thirty kings with... Focus ↗

2 And, sending messengers to Achab king of Israel into the city, Focus ↗

3 He said: Thus saith Benadad: Thy silver, and thy gold is mine: and thy wives, and thy goodliest chil... Focus ↗

4 And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord 0 king, I am thine, and all that I h... Focus ↗

5 And the messengers came again, and said: Thus saith Benadad, who sent us unto thee: Thy silver, and... Focus ↗

6 To morrow therefore at this same hour I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy hou... Focus ↗

7 And the king of Israel called all the ancients of the land, and said: Mark, and see that he layeth s... Focus ↗

8 And all the ancients, and all the people said to him: Hearken not to him, nor consent to him. Focus ↗

9 Wherefore he answered the messengers of Benadad: Tell my lord the king: All that thou didst send for... Focus ↗

10 And the messengers returning brought him word. And he sent again and said: Such and such things may... Focus ↗

11 And the king of Israel answering, said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded. Focus ↗

12 And it came to pass, when Benadad heard this word, that he and the kings were drinking in pavilions,... Focus ↗

13 And behold a prophet coming to Achab king of Israel, said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Hast thou see... Focus ↗

14 And Achab said: By whom? And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: By the servants of the princes of... Focus ↗

15 So he mustered the servants of the princes of the provinces, and he found the number of two hundred... Focus ↗

16 And they went out at noon. But Benadad was drinking himself drunk in his pavilion, and the two and t... Focus ↗

17 And the servants of the princes of the provinces went out first. And Benadad sent. And they told him... Focus ↗

18 And he said: Whether they come for peace, take them alive: or whether they come to fight, take them... Focus ↗

19 So the servants of the princes of the provinces went out, and the rest of the army followed: Focus ↗

20 And every one slew the man that came against him: and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued after the... Focus ↗

21 But the king of Israel going out overthrew the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a grea... Focus ↗

22 (And a prophet coming to the king of Israel, said to him: Go, and strengthen thyself, and know, and... Focus ↗

23 But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they... Focus ↗

24 Do thou therefore this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead: Focus ↗

25 And make up the number of soldiers that have been slain of thine, and horses according to the former... Focus ↗

26 Wherefore at the return of the year, p Benadad mustered the Syrians, ancient up to Aphec, to fight a... Focus ↗

27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and taking victuals went out on the other side, and camped... Focus ↗

28 (And a man of God (Elohim) coming, said to the king of Israel: Thus saith the Lord: Because the Syri... Focus ↗

29 And both sides set their armies in array one against the other seven days, and on the seventh day th... Focus ↗

30 And they that remained fled to Aphec, into the city: and the wall fell upon seven and twenty thousan... Focus ↗

31 And his servants said to him: Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are mercif... Focus ↗

32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israe... Focus ↗

33 The men took this for a sign: and in haste caught the word out of his mouth, and said: Thy brother B... Focus ↗

34 And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou mak... Focus ↗

35 Then a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his companion in the word of the Lord: Strike... Focus ↗

36 Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold then shalt dep... Focus ↗

37 Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him. Focus ↗

38 So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his fa... Focus ↗

39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to han... Focus ↗

40 And whilst I in a hurry turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of... Focus ↗

41 But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one...

42 And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a mall worthy of d... Focus ↗

43 And the king of Israel returned to his house, slighting to hear, and raging came into Samaria. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 20 (43 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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