1 Samuel 24:20

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

18And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou killedst me not. 19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day. And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand. 21Swear now therefore unto me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house. 22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.

1 Samuel 24:20 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י מָלֹ֖ךְ תִּמְל֑וֹךְ וְקָ֙מָה֙ בְּיָ֣דְךָ֔ מַמְלֶ֖כֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:20

• 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
• 1 Samuel 23:17And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
• 2 Samuel 3:17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past ye sought for David to be king over you:
• Job 15:25Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
• Matthew 2:3And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:20

• Saul

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Kingdom of Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• David
• Reward
• Flea
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

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