1 Samuel 24:19

1 Samuel 24:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:19

17And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil. 18Yes, you have been amazingly kind to me today, for when the Lord put me in a place where you could have killed me, you didn’t do it. 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. 20And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule. 21Now swear to me by the Lord that when that happens you will not kill my family and destroy my line of descendants!”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 23:21“The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me!
• 1 Samuel 26:25And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.
• Judges 17:2One day he said to his mother, “I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it.” “The Lord bless you for admitting it,” his mother replied.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them 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