1 Kings 20:41 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 20:41

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

BSB

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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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 20:1 (373)

In the course of these events Ahab's indulgence toward a man who was notoriously impious and an open and arrogant despiser of divine majesty fully deserved to be condemned, just as Saul's clemency toward the king of the Amalekites was reproached with good reason by …

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And he hasted, and took away the ashes from his face,.... Took off the linen cloth from his eyes, unveiled or unmasked himself: and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets; he knew him again, having seen him once or twice before; otherwise there could be nothing in his face that could discover him to be a prophet, rather he was to be known by his habit.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְמַהֵ֕ר	vay.ma.Her	and he hastened	H4116 →
וַיָּ֙סַר֙	vai.Ya.sar	and he removed	H5493 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר	ha.'a.Fer	the bandage	H666 →
מֵעֲלֵ֖י	me.'al	from over	H5921 →
עֵינָ֑יו	'ei.Nav	eyes his	H5869 →
וַיַּכֵּ֤ר	vai.ya.Ker	and he recognized	H5234 →
אֹתוֹ֙	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים	me.ha.ne.vi.'Im	[was] one of the prophets	H5030 →
הֽוּא׃	Hu'	he	H1931 →

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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
Job 2:8
And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
leads to
- Job 42:6
  Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
- Jonah 3:6
  When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
- Ezekiel 27:30
  They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Matthew 11:21
  “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Through
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
leads to
- Jeremiah 4:8
  So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
Through
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
leads to
- Jeremiah 2:37
  Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”
- Joshua 7:6
  Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.

About 1 Kings

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

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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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