1 Samuel 23 · Verse 20

1 Samuel 23:20

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.
1 Samuel 23:20, King James Version

1 Samuel 23:20 in other translations

BSBNow, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
WEBNow therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
ASVNow therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.
YLTAnd, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours is to shut him up into the hand of the king.'
DARBYAnd now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.
BBESo now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.
WebsterNow 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.

What does 1 Samuel 23:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 23:19-23

19-23. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:19-29

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…

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1 Samuel 23:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahand nowH6258
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
אַוַּ֨ת'a.Vat[the] desire ofH185
נַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.Khaself yourH5315
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhO kingH4428
לָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detto come downH3381
רֵ֑דRedcome downH3381
וְלָ֥נוּve.La.nuand [belongs] to <the> us
הַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.Roto deliver up himH5462
בְּיַ֥דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 23:20

  • 1 Samuel 23:12

    Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

  • Deuteronomy 18:6

    And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;

  • 2 Kings 10:5-7

    And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • 2 Samuel 3:21

    And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

  • Proverbs 11:23

    The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Proverbs 29:26

    Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 21:11-14

    And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.

  • Psalms 54:3

    For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

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all the desire.
De 18:6; 2Sa 3:21; Ps 112:10; Pr 11:23
our part.
1Ki 21:11-14; 2Ki 10:5-7; Ps 54:3; Pr 29:26

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 23:19

    Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

  • 1 Samuel 23:20

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 23:21

    And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

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1 Samuel 23:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, rey, desciende ahora presto, según todo el deseo de tu alma, y nosotros lo entregaremos en la mano del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et maintenant, ô roi, puisque tout le désir de ton âme est de descendre, descends; et ce sera à nous de le livrer en la main du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nun, o König, wenn irgend deine Seele es begehrt, herabzukommen, so komm herab; und an uns ist es, ihn der Hand des Königs auszuliefern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nunc ergo, sicut desideravit anima tua ut descenderes, descende: nostrum autem erit ut tradamus eum in manus regis.