1 Kings 20:37 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³⁷ Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁷ 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

³⁷ 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)

³⁷ Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

Common English Bible

³⁷ 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

³⁷ 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

³⁷ 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.