1 Samuel 24:19

1 Samuel 24:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
• New International Version (NIV)When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward you well for the way you treated me today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him get away safely? Therefore may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:19

17He said to David, ‘You are a better man than I am. You have been kind to me even when I have tried to hurt you. 18You have shown me today how kind you have been to me. The Lord gave you a chance to hurt me, but you did not kill me. If someone catches his enemy, he does not let him escape. But you have not tried to hurt me today. So I ask that the Lord will bless you in return. 20I know that you will be the king of Israel one day. The kingdom will be strong when you rule. 21So promise me in the Lord's name that you will not kill any of my descendants. Please make sure that people do not forget my family's name.’

1 Samuel 24:19 word by word

וְכִֽי־יִמְצָ֥א אִישׁ֙ אֶת־אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבָ֑ה וַֽיהוָה֙ יְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ טוֹבָ֔ה תַּ֚חַת הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתָה לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For if a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• his enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• will he let him goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• wellטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• awayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• wherefore the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• rewardשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• for that thou hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto me this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:19

• 1 Samuel 23:21Saul replied, ‘I ask the Lord to bless you, because you have been kind to me.
• 1 Samuel 26:25Then Saul said to David, ‘I pray that the Lord will bless you, my son. I know that you will do great things.’ So David left there and Saul returned to his home.
• Judges 17:2He said to his mother, ‘I know about the 1,100 pieces of silver that somebody took from you. You cursed the person who had robbed you and I heard you. Look! Here are the pieces of silver. I took them myself. But now I am giving them back to you.’ His mother said, ‘Thank you, my son. I pray that the Lord will bless you.’
• Psalms 18:20The Lord was kind to me because I do things that please him. He blesses me because I am not guilty of bad things.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him some water to drink.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19If a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? - Or rather, Will he send him in a good way? But Houbigant translates the whole clause thus: Si quis, inimicum suum reperiens, dimittit eum in viam bonam, redditur ei adomino sua merces; "If a man, finding his enemy, send him by a good way, the Lord will give him his reward." The words which are here put in italic, are not in the Hebrew text, but they are found, at least in the sense, in the…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

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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