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1 Samuel 23:20

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?

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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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

    Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

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  • Deuteronomy 18:6

    And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

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  • 2 Kings 10:5–7

    And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

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  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:21

    And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

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  • Proverbs 11:23

    The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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  • Proverbs 29:26

    Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 21:11–14

    And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

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