1 Samuel 23:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now, O king, come down whenever you desire, and it will be our duty to surrender him into your hand.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore, O king,{H4428} come down,{H3381} according to all the desire{H185} of thy soul{H5315} to come down;{H3381} and our part shall be to deliver{H5462} him up into the king's{H4428} hand.{H3027}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore, O king{H4428}, come down{H3381}{(H8798)} according to all the desire{H185} of thy soul{H5315} to come down{H3381}{(H8800)}; and our part shall be to deliver{H5462}{(H8687)} him into the king's{H4428} hand{H3027}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let the kynge come downe now therfore acordinge to all the desyre of his hert, and we wyll delyuer him in to the kynges hande.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe therefore, O King, come downe according to all that thine heart can desire, and our part shall be to deliuer him into the Kinges handes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Nowe therfore O king, thou mayest come downe according to all the lust of thy soule, and our part shalbe to deliuer him into the kinges hande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 up into the king's hand.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And, 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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 up into the king's hand.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 up into the king's hand.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 up into the king's hand."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'
  • 2 Sam 3:21 : 21 Then Abner said to David, 'Let me go at once and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant with you, and you may rule over all that your heart desires.' So David sent Abner away in peace.
  • 1 Kgs 21:11-14 : 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.'
  • 2 Kgs 10:5-7 : 5 So the one in charge of the palace, the one in charge of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and we will do everything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever seems best to you." 6 Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side and will obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow." Now the king’s sons, seventy in all, were being raised by the prominent men of the city. 7 When the letter reached them, they took the king’s sons, slaughtered all seventy of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your power.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 11:23 : 23 The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
  • Prov 29:26 : 26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.
  • Deut 18:6 : 6 If a Levite comes from any of your towns anywhere in Israel where he resides, and he desires with all his heart to go to the place that the LORD chooses,

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    10 David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

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    23 Carefully identify all the hiding places where he could be staying and return to me with reliable information. Then I will come with you, and if he is indeed in the land, I will search for him among all the clans of Judah.

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    2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

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    15 Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, 'I will speak to the king—perhaps the king will grant the request of his servant.

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