1 Samuel 24:20

1 Samuel 24:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:20

18You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered me into your hands, but you did not kill me. 19When 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. I know that you will surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands. 21Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not kill off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.” 22So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

1 Samuel 24:20 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י מָלֹ֖ךְ תִּמְל֑וֹךְ וְקָ֙מָה֙ בְּיָ֣דְךָ֔ מַמְלֶ֖כֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, behold, I know wellיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that thou shalt surelyמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• and that the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall be establishedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• in thine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:20

• 1 Samuel 20:30Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
• 1 Samuel 23:17“Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”
• 2 Samuel 3:17Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “For some time you have wanted to make David your king.
• Job 15:25because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
• Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20I know well that thou shalt surely be king - Hebrew, Reigning, thou shalt reign. He knew this before; and yet he continued to pursue him with the most deadly hatred.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20I know for sure that you will be king: This was Saul's first open admission of the truth (compare 1 Samuel 23:17).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:20

• Saul

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Kingdom of Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• David
• Reward
• Flea
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

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