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.'


In Context

17 and saith unto him, 'Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father doth not find thee, and thou dost reign over Israel, and I am to thee for second, and also so knoweth Saul my father.'

18 And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.

19 And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desolate place?

20 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.'

21 And Saul saith, 'Blessed are ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;

22 go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for one hath said unto me, He is very subtile.

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 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 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.