Translations
Modern
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And now according to all the desire of your soul, O king, to come down, come down, and to us is to enclose him into the hand of the king.”
Latin
Nunc ergo, sicut desideravit anima tua ut descenderes, descende: nostrum autem erit ut tradamus eum in manus regis.
Original
Hebrew
English
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
Notes
Keilah (1 Samuel 23:12) and Ziph (23:14; Psalm 54:1) were located in Judah, but neither one provided sanctuary for David, a native of Judah. David’s rise to power was not the result of his own tribe’s loyalty but because of the will of God.
Because Saul received reports from informants, he was able to continue pursuing David (1 Samuel 23:7,13). David also had informants, which helped him stay ahead of Saul (1 Samuel 23:1, 9, 15, 25). David’s greatest advantage was that he could seek guidance and help from God, which Saul did not have (1 Samuel 23:2, 4, 12).
Events
Parallels
Glossary
David Jeshimon John the Baptist Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
David: King of Israel: Goes to the Wilderness of Ziph, is Betrayed to Saul Malice: Saul Toward David