1 Kings 20:41

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized him as 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 The king passed by. Then the prophet called out to him. He said, "I went into the middle of the battle. Someone came to me with a prisoner. He said, 'Guard this man. Don't let him get away. If he does, you will pay for his life with yours. Or you can pay 75 pounds of silver.'

40 While I was busy here and there, the man disappeared." "That's your sentence," the king of Israel told him. "You have said so yourself."

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

42 He told the king, "The LORD says, 'You have set a man free. But I had said he should be set apart to the LORD in a special way to be destroyed. So you must pay for his life with yours. You must pay for his people's lives with the lives of your people.' "

43 The king of Israel was angry. He was in a bad mood. He went back to his palace in Samaria.