1 Samuel 23:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 23:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 23:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 23:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.””

1 Samuel 23:20 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 23:20 ASV — 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. ”

1 Samuel 23:20 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 23:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours <FI>is<Fi> to shut him up into the hand of the king.'”

1 Samuel 23:20 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 23:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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. ”

1 Samuel 23:20 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 23:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

1 Samuel 23:20 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 23:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 23

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 me that he dealeth very subtilly.

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What Does 1 Samuel 23:20 Mean?

1 Samuel 23:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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