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 told David, “You are more righteous than I. You treated me well while I treated you badly. 18Today you have proved how good you’ve been to me. When the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me. When a person finds an enemy, does he send him away unharmed? The Lord will repay you completely for what you did for me today. 20Now I know that you certainly will rule as king, and under your guidance the kingdom of Israel will prosper. 21Swear an oath to the Lord for me that you will not wipe out my descendants or destroy my name in my father’s family.”

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 responded, “The Lord bless you for feeling sorry for me!
• 1 Samuel 26:25Then Saul said, “Blessed are you, my servant David. You will accomplish many things and certainly will succeed.” So David went his way, while Saul returned home.
• Judges 17:2He told his mother, “You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here’s the silver. I took it!” His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”
• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him some food to eat, and 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