1 Samuel 23:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁰ Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deriver him up into the king's hand.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ “So whenever you want to come down, Your Majesty, do it! Leave it to us to hand him over to the king.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Now therefore, if your soul has desired to descend, then descend. Then it will be for us to deliver him into the hands of the king."

1 Samuel 23:20 Cross References

1 Samuel 23:12

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

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler's favour: But a man's judgement cometh from the LORD.

Proverbs 11:23

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

Psalm 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.

Psalm 54:3

For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

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 covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

Deuteronomy 18:6

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

1 Samuel 23:21

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.

Proverbs 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place: