1 Kings 20:38 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 20:38

and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

BSB

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ASV

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

KJV

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Disguised himself with ashes upon his face - It does not immediately appear how putting ashes upon his face could disguise him. Instead of אפר apher, dust, Houbigant conjectures that it should be אפד aphad, a fillet or bandage. It is only the corner of the last letter which makes the difference; for the ד daleth and ר resh are nearly the same, only the shoulder of the former is square, the latter round.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Smite me--This prophet is supposed (1Ki 20:8) to have been Micaiah. The refusal of his neighbor to smite the prophet was manifestly wrong, as it was a withholding of necessary aid to a prophet in the discharge of a duty to which he had been called by God, and it was severely punished [1Ki 20:36], as a beacon to warn others (see on 1Ki 13:2-24).

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
הַנָּבִ֔יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד	vai.ya.'a.Mod	and he stood	H5975 →
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	for the king	H4428 →
עַל־	'al-	beside	H5921 →
הַדָּ֑רֶךְ	ha.Da.rekh	the way	H1870 →
וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ	vai.yit.cha.Pes	and he disguised himself	H2664 →
בָּאֲפֵ֖ר	ba.'a.Fer	with <the> ashes	H666 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
עֵינָֽיו׃	'ei.Nav	eyes his	H5869 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 6:16
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
leads to
- Isaiah 58:3–5
  “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress…
- Matthew 9:14–15
  At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
- Nehemiah 1:4
  When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
- Daniel 9:3
  So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Luke 18:12
  I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
Through
1 Kings 14:2
and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 28:8
  So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 18:29
  And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:6
  He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 1 Kings