Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Saul said to them, "May you be blessed by Yahweh, for you have shown me compassion
New American Standard Bible
Saul said, “May you be blessed of the Lord,
King James Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
Holman Bible
“May you be blessed by the Lord,” replied Saul, “for you have taken pity on me.
International Standard Version
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have been gracious to me.
A Conservative Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of LORD, for ye have had compassion on me.
American Standard Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
Amplified
Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you have had compassion on me.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me
Darby Translation
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
Julia Smith Translation
And Saul will say, Blessed ye, by Jehovah; for ye had pity upon me.
King James 2000
And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.
Modern King James verseion
And Saul said, Blessed are you from Jehovah, for you have pity on me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Saul, "Blessed are ye in the LORD: for ye have compassion on me.
NET Bible
Saul replied, "May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.
New Heart English Bible
Saul said, "You are blessed by the LORD; for you have had compassion on me.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh, - because ye have taken pity upon me.
Webster
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
World English Bible
Saul said, "You are blessed by Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Saul saith, 'Blessed are ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;
Themes
David » King of israel » Goes to the wilderness of ziph, is betrayed to saul
Interlinear
Barak
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Eludes Saul's Pursuit
20 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." 21 And Saul said to them, "May you be blessed by Yahweh, for you have shown me compassion 22 Go, please, make certain again! Find out and see {exactly where he is} and who has seen him there! For they have said to me, 'He [is] very cunning.'
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:8
For all of you have conspired against me, and {no one discloses to me} the {making} [of an agreement] between my son and the son of Jesse! None of you have had sympathy for me or {disclosed to me} [that] {my son commissioned my servant against me to ambush me} as [has been done] this day!"
Judges 17:2
And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from you, and about which you also pronounced a curse {in my hearing}, are with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by Yahweh."
Psalm 10:3
for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.
Isaiah 66:5
Hear the word of Yahweh, you who are frightened at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for my name's sake have said, "Let Yahweh be honored so that we may see your joy!" But they themselves shall be ashamed.
Micah 3:11
Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, "[Is] not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us."