2 Samuel 21
WEB·2 Samuel 21
1There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
KJVThen there was a famineH7458 in the daysH3117 of DavidH1732 threeH7969 yearsH8141, yearH8141 afterH310 yearH8141; and DavidH1732 enquiredH1245(H8762) ofH6440 the LORDH3068. And the LORDH3068 answeredH559(H8799), It is for SaulH7586, and for his bloodyH1818 houseH1004, because he slewH4191(H8689) the GibeonitesH1393.
2 The king called the Gibeonites and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
KJVAnd the kingH4428 calledH7121(H8799) the GibeonitesH1393, and saidH559(H8799) unto them;(now the GibeonitesH1393 were not of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, but of the remnantH3499 of the AmoritesH567; and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 had swornH7650(H8738) unto them: and SaulH7586 soughtH1245(H8762) to slayH5221(H8687) them in his zealH7065(H8763) to the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063.)
3 and David said to the Gibeonites, “What should I do for you? And with what should I make atonement, that you may bless Yahweh’s inheritance?”
KJVWherefore DavidH1732 saidH559(H8799) unto the GibeonitesH1393, What shall I doH6213(H8799) for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonementH3722(H8762), that ye may blessH1288(H8761) the inheritanceH5159 of the LORDH3068?
4 The Gibeonites said to him, “It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.” He said, “I will do for you whatever you say.”
KJVAnd the GibeonitesH1393 saidH559(H8799) unto him, We will have no silverH3701 nor goldH2091 ofH5973 SaulH7586, nor of his houseH1004; neither for us shalt thou killH4191(H8687) any manH376 in IsraelH3478. And he saidH559(H8799), What ye shall sayH559(H8802), that will I doH6213(H8799) for you.
5 They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
KJVAnd they answeredH559(H8799) the kingH4428, The manH376 that consumedH3615(H8765) us, and that devisedH1819(H8765) against us that we should be destroyedH8045(H8738) from remainingH3320(H8692) in any of the coastsH1366 of IsraelH3478,
6 let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh.” The king said, “I will give them.”
KJVLet sevenH7651 menH582 of his sonsH1121 be deliveredH5414(H8714) unto us, and we will hang them upH3363(H8689) unto the LORDH3068 in GibeahH1390 of SaulH7586, whom the LORDH3068 did chooseH972. And the kingH4428 saidH559(H8799), I will giveH5414(H8799) them.
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
KJVBut the kingH4428 sparedH2550(H8799) MephiboshethH4648, the sonH1121 of JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, because of the LORD'SH3068 oathH7621 that was between them, between DavidH1732 and JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586.
8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
KJVBut the kingH4428 tookH3947(H8799) the twoH8147 sonsH1121 of RizpahH7532 the daughterH1323 of AiahH345, whom she bareH3205(H8804) unto SaulH7586, ArmoniH764 and MephiboshethH4648; and the fiveH2568 sonsH1121 of MichalH4324 the daughterH1323 of SaulH7586, whom she brought upH3205(H8804) for AdrielH5741 the sonH1121 of BarzillaiH1271 the MeholathiteH4259:
9 He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites; and they hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and all seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
KJVAnd he deliveredH5414(H8799) them into the handsH3027 of the GibeonitesH1393, and they hangedH3363(H8686) them in the hillH2022 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068: and they fellH5307(H8799) all sevenH7651(H8675)H7659 togetherH3162, and were put to deathH4191(H8717) in the daysH3117 of harvestH7105, in the firstH7223 days, in the beginningH8462 of barleyH8184 harvestH7105.
10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water poured on them from the sky. She allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day, nor the animals of the field by night.
KJVAnd RizpahH7532 the daughterH1323 of AiahH345 tookH3947(H8799) sackclothH8242, and spreadH5186(H8686) it for her upon the rockH6697, from the beginningH8462 of harvestH7105 until waterH4325 droppedH5413(H8738) upon them out of heavenH8064, and sufferedH5414(H8804) neither the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 to restH5117(H8800) on them by dayH3119, nor the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704 by nightH3915.
11 David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
KJVAnd it was toldH5046(H8714) DavidH1732 what RizpahH7532 the daughterH1323 of AiahH345, the concubineH6370 of SaulH7586, had doneH6213(H8804).
12 So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;
KJVAnd DavidH1732 wentH3212(H8799) and tookH3947(H8799) the bonesH6106 of SaulH7586 and the bonesH6106 of JonathanH3083 his sonH1121 from the menH1167 of JabeshgileadH3003H1568, which had stolenH1589(H8804) them from the streetH7339 of BethshanH1052, where the PhilistinesH6430 had hangedH8511(H8804)(H8675)H8518(H8804) them, whenH3117 the PhilistinesH6430 had slainH5221(H8687) SaulH7586 in GilboaH1533:
13 and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son. They also gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
KJVAnd he brought upH5927(H8686) from thence the bonesH6106 of SaulH7586 and the bonesH6106 of JonathanH3083 his sonH1121; and they gatheredH622(H8799) the bonesH6106 of them that were hangedH3363(H8716).
14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.
KJVAnd the bonesH6106 of SaulH7586 and JonathanH3083 his sonH1121 buriedH6912(H8799) they in the countryH776 of BenjaminH1144 in ZelahH6762, in the sepulchreH6913 of KishH7027 his fatherH1: and they performedH6213(H8799) all that the kingH4428 commandedH6680(H8765). And afterH310 that GodH430 was intreatedH6279(H8735) for the landH776.
15 The Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;
KJVMoreover the PhilistinesH6430 had yet warH4421 again with IsraelH3478; and DavidH1732 went downH3381(H8799), and his servantsH5650 with him, and foughtH3898(H8735) against the PhilistinesH6430: and DavidH1732 waxed faintH5774(H8799).
16 and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, he being armed with a new sword, thought he would kill David.
KJVAnd IshbibenobH3430, which was of the sonsH3211 of the giantH7497, the weightH4948 of whose spearH7013 weighed threeH7969 hundredH3967 shekels of brassH5178 in weightH4948, he being girdedH2296(H8803) with a newH2319 sword, thoughtH559(H8799) to have slainH5221(H8687) DavidH1732.
17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”
KJVBut AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 succouredH5826(H8799) him, and smoteH5221(H8686) the PhilistineH6430, and killedH4191(H8686) him. Then the menH582 of DavidH1732 swareH7650(H8738) unto him, sayingH559(H8800), Thou shalt goH3318(H8799) no more out with us to battleH4421, that thou quenchH3518(H8762) not the lightH5216 of IsraelH3478.
18 After this, there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.
KJVAnd it came to pass after thisH310, that there was again a battleH4421 with the PhilistinesH6430 at GobH1359: then SibbechaiH5444 the HushathiteH2843 slewH5221(H8689) SaphH5593, which was of the sonsH3211 of the giantH7497.
19 There was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
KJVAnd there was again a battleH4421 in GobH1359 with the PhilistinesH6430, where ElhananH445 the sonH1121 of JaareoregimH3296, a BethlehemiteH1022, slewH5221(H8686) the brother of GoliathH1555 the GittiteH1663, the staffH6086 of whose spearH2595 was like a weaver'sH707(H8802) beamH4500.
20 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was born to the giant.
KJVAnd there was yet a battleH4421 in GathH1661, where was a manH376 of great statureH4067(H8675)H4055, that had on every handH3027 sixH8337 fingersH676, and on every footH7272 sixH8337 toesH676, fourH702 and twentyH6242 in numberH4557; and he also was bornH3205(H8795) to the giantH7497.
21 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.
KJVAnd when he defiedH2778(H8762) IsraelH3478, JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of ShimeaH8092 the brotherH251 of DavidH1732 slewH5221(H8686) him.
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
KJVThese fourH702 were bornH3205(H8795) to the giantH7497 in GathH1661, and fellH5307(H8799) by the handH3027 of DavidH1732, and by the handH3027 of his servantsH5650.
2 Samuel 21
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