1 Samuel 23:20

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”

Context of 1 Samuel 23:20

18The two of them made a covenant before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh. 19The Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving him into your hands.” 21Saul replied, “The Lord bless you for your concern for me. 22Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty.

1 Samuel 23:20 word by word

וְ֠עַתָּה לְכָל־אַוַּ֨ת נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָרֶ֖דֶת רֵ֑ד וְלָ֥נוּ הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ בְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• according to all the desireאַוָּה'avvâh · desireH185
• of thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• to deliverסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 23:20

• Deuteronomy 18:6If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,
• 2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once and assemble all Israel for my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
• Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
• 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them.
• 2 Kings 10:5So the palace administrator, the city governor, the elders and the guardians sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and we will do anything you say. We will not appoint anyone as king; you do whatever you think best.”
• Psalms 54:3Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God.
• Proverbs 29:26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets 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