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1 Samuel 23:20

18 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?

Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”

21 “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

22 Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your 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.
WEB
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.”
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And now according to all the desire of your soul, O king, to come down, come down, and to us [is] to enclose him into the hand of the king.”
ÅB
Så kom nå her ned, konge, så sant det er din attrå å komme her ned, og vi skal sørge for å overgi ham i kongens hånd.
OTB
Nå da, konge, kom ned, i henhold til alt ditt hjertes ønske å gjøre; og vår del skal være å overgi ham til kongen."
B1930
Så kom nu her ned, konge, så sant det er din attrå å komme her ned, og vi skal sørge for å overgi ham i kongens hånd.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 23:12

    So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:6

    Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,

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  • 2 Kings 10:5–7

    So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

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  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:21

    Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

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  • Proverbs 11:23

    The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

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  • Proverbs 29:26

    Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 21:11–14

    So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

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