1 Kings 20:41 KJV — MannaFest

And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

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ASV

And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

WEB

Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

YLT

And he hasteth and turneth aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerneth him, that he is of the prophets,

DBT

Then he hastily took the sash away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets.

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1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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Proverbs 28:4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
Job 2:8
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

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2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, 3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

35 ), "and thy people for his people, whom likewise thou hast spared," and so they did afterwards, 2 Kings x. When their other sins brought them low, this came into the account. There is a time when keeping back the sword from blood is doing the work of the Lord deceitfully, Jer. xlviii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1KI 20:41JOB 2:8 JOB 42:6
1KI 20:41JOB 2:8 JON 3:6
1KI 20:41JOB 2:8 EZE 27:30
1KI 20:41JOB 2:8 MAT 11:21
1KI 20:41JER 6:26 JER 4:8
1KI 20:41JER 6:26 ZEC 12:10
1KI 20:412SA 13:19 JER 2:37
1KI 20:412SA 13:19 JOS 7:6

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