1 Samuel 23:20
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
In context
18 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
20 Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
21 “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
22 Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
1 Samuel 23:20 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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.'
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.