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Legacy Standard Bible

1 Samuel 24:20

So now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Right-Hand;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sin;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Da'vid;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Now I know for certain you will be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
Hebrew Names Version
Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Yisra'el shall be established in your hand.
King James Version
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Lexham English Bible
So now then, look, I know that you will certainly be king and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
English Standard Version
And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
New Century Version
I know you will surely be king, and you will rule the kingdom of Israel.
New English Translation
Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
Amplified Bible
"Now, behold, I know that you will certainly be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
New American Standard Bible
"Now, behold, I know that you will certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For now behold, I know that thou shalt be King, and that the kingdome of Israel shall be stablished in thine hand.
Contemporary English Version
I realize now that you will be the next king, and a powerful king at that.
Complete Jewish Bible
A man finds his enemy and lets him go unharmed?! May Adonai reward you well for what you did to me today.
Darby Translation
And now behold, I know that thou shalt certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now, I know that you will become the new king. You will rule the kingdom of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And now, behold, I know well that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
Good News Translation
Now I am sure that you will be king of Israel and that the kingdom will continue under your rule.
Literal Translation
And now, behold, I know that you shall certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde now, I knowe that thou shalt be kynge, & the kyngdome of Israel stondeth in thy hande:
American Standard Version
And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
Bible in Basic English
And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe beholde, I wote wel that thou shalt be king, & that the kingdome of Israel shalbe stablished in thyne hande:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
King James Version (1611)
And now behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be King, and that the kingdome of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if any one should find his enemy in distress, and should send him forth in a good way, then the Lord will reward him good, as thou has done this day.
English Revised Version
And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Berean Standard Bible
Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now, for Y woot, that thou schalt regne moost certeynli, and schalt haue in thin hond the rewme of Israel, swere thou to me in the Lord,
Young's Literal Translation
`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;
Update Bible Version
And now, look, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And now, behold, I know well that thou wilt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in thy hand.
World English Bible
Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
New King James Version
And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
New Living Translation
And now I realize that you are surely going to be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will flourish under your rule.
New Life Bible
Now I know that you will be king for sure. The nation of Israel will be made strong under your power.
New Revised Standard
Now I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, lo! I know that thou, shalt indeed become king, - and that the kingdom of Israel, shall be established in thy hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(24-21) And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
Revised Standard Version
And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

Contextual Overview

16Now it happened that when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" Then Saul lifted up his voice and wept. 17And he said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt evil with you. 18And you have declared today that you have done good to me, that Yahweh surrendered me into your hand, and yet you did not kill me. 19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? May Yahweh therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day. 20So now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. 21So now swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my seed after me and that you will not destroy my name from my father's household." 22So David swore to Saul. And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the fortress.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I know well: 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Samuel 23:17, 2 Samuel 3:17, 2 Samuel 3:18, Job 15:25, Matthew 2:3-6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:20 - and we Numbers 24:1 - saw 1 Samuel 18:28 - General 1 Samuel 28:17 - thy neighbour Psalms 18:20 - rewarded Psalms 63:11 - the king

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king,.... Not merely by the common report, that he was anointed by Samuel, to which yet he might give credit; but by the providence of God prospering and preserving him, and by his princely spirit and behaviour, and by calling to mind what Samuel had said to him, that his kingdom should be given to a neighbour of his better than he, and so David was by his own confession, 1 Samuel 24:17; and the cutting off the skirt of his garment might put him in remembrance of the rending of the skirt of Samuel's mantle, upon which he told Saul his kingdom should be rent from him; though some think that was Saul's skirt, and so now he knew thereby, when David cut off his skirt, that the kingdom would be his; and it is a tradition of the Jews f, that Samuel said to him at that time, that he that cut off the skirt of his garment should reign after him:

and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand; and not be rent from him; and yet notwithstanding after this he sought to destroy him.

f Midrash Tillim apud Abarbinel. in loc.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 24:20. I know well that thou shalt surely be king — Hebrew, Reigning, thou shalt reign. He knew this before; and yet he continued to pursue him with the most deadly hatred.


 
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