1 Samuel 24:19

1 Samuel 24:19 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the Lord reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:19

17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. 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. 20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 21Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.

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

• 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 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.
• 1 Samuel 26:25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
• Judges 17:2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
• Proverbs 25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him 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