KJV ORIGINAL
Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then he found another man and said, 'Please strike me.' So the man hit him and wounded him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The prophet found someone else who was willing to strike and wound him as part of God's message.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a story where a prophet needed to appear wounded to deliver God's judgment message to King Ahab. The first person he asked refused to strike him (which was actually disobedience to God's command), so he found another man who was willing to do it. This physical wound was essential for the prophet's disguise and the symbolic message he was about to deliver.
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