So Joab sent word to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
1 Kings 20:38 - Tree of Life Version Then the prophet left and waited for the king by the road, disguising himself with a headband 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. |
So Joab sent word to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning clothes. Do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please go disguise yourself, so they won’t recognize you as Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. Look, the prophet Ahijah who told me that I would be king over these people is there.
Then he found another man, and said, “Strike me please!” So the man struck him and wounded him.
Then he quickly took the headband away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you, put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
“And whenever you fast, do not become sad-faced like the hypocrites, for they neglect their faces to make their fasting evident to men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!