1 Samuel 23:20
in 1 Samuel 23Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 23
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
No wonder, then, that the Ziphites saw David and his men passing to and fro in the mountains of the wilderness. Spying him at a distance when he ventured to show himself on the hill of Hachilah, "on the right hand of the wilderness," that is, the south side of Ziph, they sent in haste to Saul, to tell him of the lurking place of his enemy [VAN DE VELDE].
This site's exposition
Doth not David hide himself with us
on 1 Samuel 23:19-21
The Ziphites are David's own tribesmen of Judah, and they volunteer his location to Saul unasked, before any threat or reward is offered; Matthew Henry contrasts them with Judas, who at least named a price. Psalm 54 carries a title naming this very report, though this database stores the Psalms without their Hebrew titles, so the link cannot be shown from the floor by query even though the title is canonical text in the Hebrew Bible. Saul's answer, blessed be ye of the Lord, puts the covenant name of God in the mouth of a king thanking men for betraying his own anointed, two verses after Jonathan strengthened that same anointed's hand in the same God.
This site's exposition
we will be responsible for delivering him
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown think the Ziphites had seen David's men moving on the hill of Hachilah. Their promise of delivering him into Saul's hand repeats the chapter's phrase from verses 7 and 12. Verse 14 has already given God's answer.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Saul had not sent to examine or threaten them, but of their own accord, and even without asking a reward (as Judas did-- What will you give me? ), they offered to betray David to him who, they knew, thirsted after his blood.
Now therefore, O king, come down,....
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְ֠עַתָּה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אַוַּ֨ת | ʾavat | [the] desire of | H185 → | |
| נַפְשְׁךָ֥ | nafshekha | self your | H5315 → | 754 times |
| הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | hamelekh | O king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לָרֶ֖דֶת | laredet | to come down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| רֵ֑ד | red | come down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| וְלָ֥נוּ | velanu | and [belongs] to <the> us | ||
| הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ | hasgiro | to deliver up him | H5462 → | 91 times |
| בְּיַ֥ד | beyad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וְ֠עַתָּהand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
לְכָל־to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
אַוַּ֨ת[the] desire of
ʾavatH185 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֥self your
nafshekhaH5315 →754 times
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְO king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לָרֶ֖דֶתto come down
laredetH3381 →381 times
רֵ֑דcome down
redH3381 →381 times
וְלָ֥נוּand [belongs] to <the> us
velanu
הַסְגִּיר֖וֹto deliver up him
hasgiroH5462 →91 times
בְּיַ֥דin [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
- Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Psalms 20:9
O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
- Isaiah 46:9–11
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Psalms 62:12
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Proverbs 19:6
Through
Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Romans 2:8–9
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Matthew 5:6
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.