1 Kings 20:40

“And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Kings 20:40

And as thy seruant was busie here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel saide vnto him, So shall thy iudgement bee, thy selfe hast discided it.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided {it.}""
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.
- Basic English Bible

But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared." And the king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on yourself."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So [is] thy judgment: thyself hast decided [it].
- Darby Bible

And whilst I in a hurry turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
- English Revised Version

As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So your judgment shall be; yourself have decided it."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Kings 20:40

Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 20:40


20:40 Thy judgment - Thy sentence; thou must perform the condition.Either suffer the one, or do the other.


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