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 you have declared this day how you have treated me well, for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me. 19When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day. Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands. 21So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.” 22So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1 Samuel 24:20 word by word

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

• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• I knowכִּיkîy · forH3588
• for sure thatהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• you will be kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• and that the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• will be establishedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• in your handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

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 perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
• 1 Samuel 23:17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
• 2 Samuel 3:17Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
• Job 15:25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
• Matthew 2:3When King Herod 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

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