1 Kings 20:41

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

1 Kings 20:41 in Other Translations

41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

41 Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

41 Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

41 At that, the man ripped the bandage off his eyes and the king recognized who he was - one of the prophets!

41 He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

1 Kings 20:41 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:41

And he hasted, and took away the ashes from his face
Took off the linen cloth from his eyes, unveiled or unmasked himself:

and the king of Israel discerned him, that he was of the prophets;
he knew him again, having seen him once or twice before; otherwise there could be nothing in his face that could discover him to be a prophet, rather he was to be known by his habit.

1 Kings 20:41 In-Context

39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.’

40 While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.” “That is your sentence,” the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

42 He said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.’ ”

43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.