1 Kings 20:41
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

New Living Translation
Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

English Standard Version
Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.

NASB 1995
Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.

NASB 1977
Then he hastily took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him that he was of the prophets.

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

Christian Standard Bible
He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

Contemporary English Version
The man quickly tore the bandage off his face, and Ahab saw that he was one of the prophets.

Good News Translation
The prophet tore the cloth from his face, and at once the king recognized him as one of the prophets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he quickly took the bandage off his eyes. The king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

International Standard Version
Then the prophet quickly tore off his bandage, and the king of Israel recognized him as being one of the prophets.

NET Bible
The prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

New King James Version
And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

King James 2000 Bible
And he hurried, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

New Heart English Bible
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.

World English Bible
He hurried, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized that he was of the prophets.

American King James Version
And he hurried, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

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

A Faithful Version
And he hurried and took the ashes away from his face. And the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.

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

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And hee hasted, and tooke the ashes away from his face: and the King of Israel knewe him that he was of the Prophets:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he hasted, & toke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel knewe him, that he was of ye prophetes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then put he the asshes from his face in all the haist. And the kynge of Israel knewe him, that he was one of the prophetes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he hurries and turns aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerns him, that he [is] of the prophets,

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will hasten and remove the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel will know him that he is from the prophets.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of Israel knew him, that he was one of the prophets.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he made haste and removed the ashes from his face, and the King of Israel knew him that he was one of the Prophets.

Lamsa Bible
And ha hasted and wiped off the ashes from his face; and the king of Israel realized that he was of the prophets.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he hasted, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
















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