1 Samuel 23:20
Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
21And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:6If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose,
2 Samuel 3:21And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David bad brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace,
2 Kings 10:5Therefore the overseers of the house, and the rulers of the city, and the ancients, and the tutors sent to Jehu, saying: We are thy servants, whatsoever thou shalt command us we will do, neither will we make us a king: do thou all that pleaseth thee.
Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see, and shall be angry, he shall gnash with his teeth and pine away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 24:15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 23:20-29
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 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. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord ; for ye have compassion on me. 22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for… Read the whole commentary →