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.


In Context

17 And he said to him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou wilt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

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?

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.

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

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told to me that he dealeth very subtilly.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Now 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.

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 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.