And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;
1 Kings 20:38 - Revised Standard Version So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the prophet departed and waited for King Ahab by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. American Standard Version (1901) So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes. Common English Bible The prophet went and stood before the king by the road. He disguised himself by putting a bandage over his eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes. |
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments; do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead;
And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise, and disguise yourself, that it be not known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people.
Then he found another man, and said, “Strike me, I pray.” And the man struck him, smiting and wounding him.
Then he made haste to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
“And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.