1 Kings 20:37 - Tree of Life Version

³⁷ Then he found another man, and said, “Strike me please!” So the man struck him and wounded him.

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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.

1 Kings 20:37 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 20:35

Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Adonai, “Strike me please!” But the man refused to strike him.

1 Kings 20:36

Then he said to him, “Because you did not obey the voice of Adonai, behold, as soon as you leave me, a lion shall kill you.” As soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.

1 Kings 20:38

Then the prophet left and waited for the king by the road, disguising himself with a headband over his eyes.

Exodus 21:12

“Whoever strikes a man so that he dies must surely be put to death.