Parallel Verses
Amplified
Now then, O king, come down [to Ziph] in accordance with all your heart’s desire to do so [and capture him]; and our part shall be to hand him over to the king.”
New American Standard Bible
Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Now, whenever the king wants to come down, let him come down. Our part will be to hand him over to the king.”
International Standard Version
Now, your majesty, whenever you want to come down, come down, and our part will be to hand him over to the king."
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
So now, O king, have your soul's desire and come down, and we, for our part, will give him up into the king's hands.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And now, according to all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down; and for us to shut him up into the hand of the king.
King James 2000
Now 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, O king, {whenever you want} to come down, come down, and [it will be] for us to deliver him into the hand of the king."
Modern King James verseion
And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul. Come down, and it is for us to shut him up into the king's hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now therefore, sir king, come down with all the lust that thy soul hath to come. And our part shall be to deliver him into the hands of the king."
NET Bible
Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king's hand will be our responsibility."
New Heart English Bible
Now 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 Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, according to all the desire of thy soul O king, to come down, come! and, ours, will it be to surrender him into the hand of the king.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Now 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."
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
David » King of israel » Goes to the wilderness of ziph, is betrayed to saul
Interlinear
Yarad
Nephesh
Yarad
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Eludes Saul's Pursuit
19
Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds of Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:12
Then David asked, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?” The Lord said, “They will surrender you.”
Deuteronomy 18:6
“Now if a Levite comes from any of your cities throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever
2 Samuel 3:21
Abner said to David, “Let me stand up and go, and gather all Israel to my lord the king, so that they may make a covenant (treaty) with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
1 Kings 21:11-14
So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived there, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them.
2 Kings 10:5-7
And the one who was in charge of the household, and the one who was overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians [of the children] sent word to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants and we will do whatever you tell us, but we will not make any man king; do what is good in your eyes.”
Psalm 54:3
For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.
Psalm 112:10
The wicked will see it and be angered,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death];
The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous brings only good,
But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.