Parallel Verses
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."
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.
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.”
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Eludes Saul's Pursuit
19 Then came the Ziphites to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, "David hideth himself fast by us in strongholds that are in a thicket in the hill of Hachilah on the rightside of the wilderness. 20 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." 21 Then said Saul, "Blessed are ye in the LORD: for ye have compassion on me.
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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 you."
Deuteronomy 18:6
If a Levite come out of any of thy cities or any place of Israel, where he is a sojourner, and come with all the lust of his heart unto the place which the LORD hath chosen:
2 Samuel 3:21
Then Abner said unto David, "I will up and go gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make an appointment with thee, that thou mayest be king over all that thine heart desireth." And so David let Abner depart, and he went in peace.
1 Kings 21:11-14
And the elders and nobles of his city, which dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letter which she had sent unto them.
2 Kings 10:5-7
And the governor of the king's house and of the city and of the elders and the nurses sent to Jehu, saying, "We are thy servants and will do all that thou shalt bid us. We will make no man king: but do thou what seemeth good in thine eyes."
Psalm 54:3
For strangers are risen up against me; and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul. Selah.
Psalm 112:10
The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, and the desire of the ungodly shall perish.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is acceptable; but the hope of the ungodly is indignation.
Proverbs 29:26
Many there be that seek the prince's favour, but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.