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1 Kings 20:35

Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

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ASV

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

KJV

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאִ֨ישׁve.'Ishand a manH376 →
אֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neione of [the] sons ofH1121 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
אָמַ֧ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
רֵעֵ֛הוּre.'E.hucompanion hisH7453 →
בִּדְבַ֥רbid.Varat [the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הַכֵּ֣ינִיha.Kei.nistrike meH5221 →
נָ֑אNa'pleaseH4994 →
וַיְמָאֵ֥ןvay.ma.'Enand he refusedH3985 →
הָאִ֖ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376 →
לְהַכֹּתֽוֹ׃le.ha.ko.Toto strike himH5221 →

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2 Kings 6:1Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.2 Kings 2:15When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.1 Kings 13:17–18For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”1 Kings 13:17For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”2 Kings 2:3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”1 Samuel 10:12Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.2 Kings 4:38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”1 Kings 20:37–38Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,Amos 7:14“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.Jeremiah 27:2–3This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.2 Kings 2:3–7Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.Isaiah 20:2–3the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.1 Kings 13:1–2Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.1 Kings 18:22Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

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The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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