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.
• 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

18Again they cut a covenant before Adonai. David remained at Choresh, but Jonathan went home. 19Then some of the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gibeah, saying, “Isn’t David hiding with us in the strongholds at Choresh, in the hill of Hachilah which is south of Jeshimon? Now therefore, O king, come down whenever it is a desire of your soul to come down—our part will be to deliver him into the king’s hand.” 21“May you be blessed of Adonai,” Saul said, “for you have taken pity on me. 22Go now, make more sure, investigate and scout out his place where he usually goes and who has seen him there. For I have been told that he is very cunning.

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 18:6“Suppose a Levite comes from one of your towns, wherever he is living in all of Israel, and he comes whenever his soul desires to the place Adonai chooses,
• 2 Samuel 3:21Abner said to David, “Let me get up and go rally all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may cut a covenant with you, and you may reign over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he departed in shalom.
• Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be indignant. He will gnash with his teeth and waste away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
• Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the hope of the wicked only wrath.
• 1 Kings 21:11So the men of his city—the elders and the nobles who lived in his city—did just as Jezebel had bid them, just as was written in the letters that she had sent to them.
• 2 Kings 10:5So the steward of the palace, the governor of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent word to Jehu saying, “We are your servants, and will do whatever you tell us to. We won’t make any man king. Do whatever is good in your eyes.”
• Psalms 54:3O God, save me by Your Name, vindicate me by Your might.
• Proverbs 29:26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but from Adonai 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