1 Samuel 23:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.””
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“Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours <FI>is<Fi> to shut him up into the hand of the king.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 23:20 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 18:6Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
- 1 Samuel 23:12So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 3:21Then 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.
- 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
- 2 Kings 10:5So 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.”
- Psalms 54:3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
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