1 Samuel 23:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 23:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 23:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 23:20 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 23:20 (KJV)
1 Samuel 23:20 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 23:20
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:20: now, therefore, king
“And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:20: now, therefore, king
“And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:20: king, soul, deliver
“And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:20: according, soul, deliver
“Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:20: now, therefore, king
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