1 Samuel 23:20
And now according to all the king’s desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
21And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:6And if a Levite come from one of the cities of all the children of Israel, where he himself dwells, accordingly as his mind desires, to the place which he shall have chosen,
2 Samuel 3:21And Abner said to David, I will arise now, and go, and gather to my lord the king all Israel; and I will make with him a covenant, and thou shalt reign over all whom thy soul desires. And David sent away Abner, and he departed in peace.
2 Kings 10:5So they that were over the house, and they that were over the city, and the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, We also are thy servants, and whatsoever thou shalt say to us we will do; we will not make any man king: we will do that which is right in thine eyes.
Proverbs 24:15Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: 1 Neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly. 1
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 →