1 Kings 20:37 - Easy To Read Version

The first prophet went to another man and said, “Hit me!”

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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 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 20:35

One of the prophets told another prophet, “Hit me!” He said that because the Lord had commanded it. But the other prophet refused to hit him.

1 Kings 20:36

So the first prophet said, “You did not obey the Lord’s command. So a lion will kill you when you leave this place.” The second prophet left that place and a lion killed him.

1 Kings 20:38

So the prophet wrapped his face with a cloth. This way, no person could see who he was. The prophet went and waited for the king by the road.

Exodus 21:12

“If a person hits someone and kills him, then that person must be killed too.