1 Kings 20:37 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

1 Kings 20:36

Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

1 Kings 20:38

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

Exodus 21:12

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.