1 Samuel 23:20

1 Samuel 23:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
• New International Version (NIV)Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving him into your hands.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”

Context of 1 Samuel 23:20

18So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord; and David stayed [in the woods] at Horesh and Jonathan went to his house. 19Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds of Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon? Now then, O king, come down [to Ziph] in accordance with all your heart’s desire to do so [and capture him]; and our part shall be to hand him over to the king.” 21Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you have had compassion on me. 22Go now, be very persistent and investigate, and see where his haunt is and who has seen him there; for I am told he is very cunning.

1 Samuel 23:20 word by word

וְ֠עַתָּה לְכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָרֶ֖דֶת רֵ֑ד וְלָ֥נוּ הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• according to all the desireאַוָּה'avvâh · desireH185
• of thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• to deliverסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 23:20

• Deuteronomy 18:6“Now if a Levite comes from any of your cities throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he wishes to [the sanctuary] the place which the Lord chooses;
• 2 Samuel 3:21Abner said to David, “Let me stand up and go, and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant (treaty) with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be angered, He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death]; The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.
• Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous brings only good, But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
• 1 Kings 21:11So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived there, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
• 2 Kings 10:5And the one who was in charge of the household, and the one who was overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians [of the children] sent word to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants and we will do whatever you tell us, but we will not make any man king; do what is good in your eyes.”
• Psalms 54:3For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.
• Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-29Verses 19-29 In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This mountain was an emblem of the Divine Providence coming between David and the destroyer. Let us not be dismayed at the prospect of future difficulties, but stay ourselves upon Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. Sooner than his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Keilah (1 Samuel 23:12) and Ziph (23:14; Psalm 54:1) were located in Judah, but neither one provided sanctuary for David, a native of Judah. David’s rise to power was not the result of his own tribe’s loyalty but because of the will of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2319-23. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us?--From the tell of Ziph a panorama of the whole surrounding district is to be seen. No wonder, then, that the Ziphites saw David and his men passing to and fro in the mountains of the wilderness. Spying him at a distance when he ventured to show himself on the hill of Hachilah, "on the right hand of the wilderness," that is, the south side of Ziph, they sent in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 23:20

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings