New English Translation
1 Samuel 23:20
20Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”
1 Samuel 23:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
- New International Version (NIV)Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving him into your hands.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”
Context of 1 Samuel 23:20
18When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house. 19Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.” 21Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me. 22Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
Read all of 1 Samuel 231 Samuel 23:20 word by word
וְ֠עַתָּה לְכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָרֶ֖דֶת רֵ֑ד וְלָ֥נוּ הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 23:20
- Deuteronomy 18:6Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the Lord chooses
- 2 Samuel 3:21Abner said to David, “Let me leave so that I may go and gather all Israel to my lord the king so that they may make an agreement with you. Then you will rule over all that you desire.” So David sent Abner away, and he left in peace.
- Psalms 112:10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 11:23What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.
- 1 Kings 21:11The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them.
- 2 Kings 10:5So the palace supervisor, the city commissioner, the leaders, and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects! Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.”
- Psalms 54:3For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)
- Proverbs 29:26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23:20
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-29Verses 19-29 In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This mountain was an emblem of the Divine Providence coming between David and the destroyer. Let us not be dismayed at the prospect of future difficulties, but stay ourselves upon Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. Sooner than his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Keilah (1 Samuel 23:12) and Ziph (23:14; Psalm 54:1) were located in Judah, but neither one provided sanctuary for David, a native of Judah. David’s rise to power was not the result of his own tribe’s loyalty but because of the will of God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2319-23. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us?--From the tell of Ziph a panorama of the whole surrounding district is to be seen. No wonder, then, that the Ziphites saw David and his men passing to and fro in the mountains of the wilderness. Spying him at a distance when he ventured to show himself on the hill of Hachilah, "on the right hand of the wilderness," that is, the south side of Ziph, they sent in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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