New Living Translation
1 Samuel 23:20
20Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”
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
18So the two of them renewed their solemn pact before the Lord. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh. 19But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon. Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!” 21“The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me! 22Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
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 18:6“Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the Lord chooses for worship.
- 2 Samuel 3:21Then Abner said to David, “Let me go and call an assembly of all Israel to support my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you to make you their king, and you will rule over everything your heart desires.” So David sent Abner safely on his way.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
- Proverbs 11:23The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment.
- 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
- 2 Kings 10:5So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king’s sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”
- Psalms 54:3For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. Interlude
- Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but justice comes from the Lord.
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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