1 Kings 20:37 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then he found another man and said, “Strike me!” So the man hit him, striking and wounding him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then [the prophet] found another man and said, Strike me, I pray you. And the man struck him, so that in striking, he wounded him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

Common English Bible

Then the prophet found another man and said, “Please strike me.” He hit the prophet, and the attack left a wound.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But upon finding another man, he said to him, "Strike me." And he struck him, and wounded him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him, and wounded him.

1 Kings 20:37 Cross References

1 Kings 20:35

At the command of the Lord a certain member of a company of prophets said to another, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike him.

1 Kings 20:36

Then he said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, as soon as you have left me, a lion will kill you.” And when he had left him, a lion met him and killed him.

1 Kings 20:38

Then the prophet departed and waited for the king along the road, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Exodus 21:12

“Whoever strikes a person mortally shall be put to death.