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1 Samuel 24:20
20Now, behold, I know that you will certainly be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
1 Samuel 24:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
- New International Version (NIV)I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
Context of 1 Samuel 24:20
18You have declared today the good that you have done to me, for when the Lord put me into your hand, you did not kill me. 19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? So may the Lord reward you with good in return for what you have done for me this day. Now, behold, I know that you will certainly be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. 21So now swear to me by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s household (extended family).” 22David gave Saul his oath; and Saul went home, but David and his men went up to the mountain stronghold.
Read all of 1 Samuel 241 Samuel 24:20 word by word
וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י מָלֹ֖ךְ תִּמְל֑וֹךְ וְקָ֙מָה֙ בְּיָ֣דְךָ֔ מַמְלֶ֖כֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:20
- 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a wayward, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse [over me] to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
- 1 Samuel 23:17He said to him, “Do not be afraid; the hand of my father Saul will not find you. You will be king over Israel and I will be second in command to you; my father Saul knows this too.”
- 2 Samuel 3:17Abner talked with the elders (tribal leaders) of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
- Job 15:25Because he has stretched out his hand against God And behaves arrogantly against the Almighty,
- Matthew 2:3When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20I know well that thou shalt surely be king - Hebrew, Reigning, thou shalt reign. He knew this before; and yet he continued to pursue him with the most deadly hatred.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Saul speaks as quite overcome with David's kindness. Many mourn for their sins, who do not truly repent of them; weep bitterly for them, yet continue in love and in league with them. Now God made good to David that word on which he had caused him to hope, that he would bring forth his righteousness as the light, Psa 37:6. Those who take care to keep a good conscience, may leave it to God to secure them the credit of it. Sooner or later, God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20I know for sure that you will be king: This was Saul's first open admission of the truth (compare 1 Samuel 23:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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