1 Samuel 24 · Verse 19

1 Samuel 24:19

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.
1 Samuel 24:19, King James Version

1 Samuel 24:19 in other translations

BSBWhen a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.
WEBFor if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may the LORD reward you good for that which you have done to me today.
ASVFor if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.
YLTand that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.
DARBYFor if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that thou hast done to me this day.
BBEIf a man comes across his hater, will he let him get away safe? so may you be rewarded by the Lord for what you have done for me today.
WebsterFor if a man findeth his enemy, will he let him go away well? wherefore the LORD reward thee with good, for what thou hast done to me this day.

What does 1 Samuel 24:19 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 If 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 Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic, and seem necessary to complete the sense; therefore, adds Saul, the Lord will reward thee good for what thou hast done unto me.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 24:16-22

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…

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1 Samuel 24:19 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.

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and ifH3588
יִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'he will findH4672
אִישׁ֙'ishanyoneH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.Voenemy hisH341
וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.Choand will he send away? himH7971
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhon a journeyH1870
טוֹבָ֑הto.VahgoodH2896
וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
יְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.Khamay he reward youH7999
טוֹבָ֔הto.VahgoodH2896
תַּ֚חַתTa.chatin place ofH8478
הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
עָשִׂ֖יתָה'a.Si.tahyou have doneH6213
לִֽי\׃Lito <the> me

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 24:19

  • Proverbs 25:21-22

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

  • 1 Samuel 26:25

    Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • Psalms 18:20

    The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

  • Judges 17:2

    And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.

  • 1 Samuel 23:21

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

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23:21; 26:25; Jud 17:2; Ps 18:20; Pr 25:21,22

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 24:18

    And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

  • 1 Samuel 24:19

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 24:20

    And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

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1 Samuel 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tú has mostrado hoy que has hecho conmigo bien; pues no me has muerto, habiéndome Jehová puesto en tus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tu as fait connaître aujourd’hui que tu agissais en bien envers moi, en ce que l’ Éternel m’avait livré en ta main, et que tu ne m’as pas tué.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und du hast heute bewiesen, daß du Gutes an mir getan hast, da Jehova mich in deine Hand geliefert, und du mich nicht getötet hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et tu indicasti hodie quæ feceris mihi bona: quomodo tradiderit me Dominus in manum tuam, et non occideris me.