What does 1 Kings 20:41 mean?
ESV: Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
NIV: Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
NASB: Then he quickly took the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
CSB: He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
NLT: Then the prophet quickly pulled the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
KJV: And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
NKJV: And he hastened to take the bandage away from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.
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This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.
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