20Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.


In Context

17 Fear not: for the hand of my father Saul shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee, yea, and my father knoweth this.

18 And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.

19 And the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.

20 Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.

21 And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.

22 Go therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.

1 Samuel 23:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now, O king, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for handing him over to the king."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deriver him up into the king's hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And, 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.