1 Kings 20:40

1 Kings 20:40 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

40Now while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared.” And the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you yourself determined it.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

40While 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.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

40But while your servant was busy here and there, he [escaped and] was gone.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Such is your own judgment (verdict); you have determined it.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

40But 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.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

40While I was busy here and there, the man disappeared.”
The king of Israel spoke to him. He told him, “What you’ve just said is what will happen to you.”

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