“Now, there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David inquired of the Lord and the Lord answered, it is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
2 Samuel 21
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1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, "It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites."
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year. And David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year. And David inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonite.”
“Then there was a famine in the days of David, three years, year after year. And David inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”
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“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”
2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
“And the king called the Gibeonites and said unto 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 unto them, and Saul sought to slay them in his…”
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“And the king called the Gibeonites and said unto 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 unto them, and Saul sought to slay them in his…”
“So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. And the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites. The children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them…”
3So David asked the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?"
“therefore, David said to the Gibeonites, what shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?”
“Wherefore, verse 3, David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?”
“Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you, and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?”
4The Gibeonites said to him, "We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house, nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us." "Whatever you ask, I will do for you," he replied.
“And the Gibbonites said unto him, we will have no silver, nor gold of Saul, nor of his house. Neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, what ye shall say, that will I do for you.”
“And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house, neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.”
5And they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
“And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,”
“And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,”
“So they said to the king the man who consumed us meaning Saul and who planned to exterminate us from remaining within any border of Israel”
“they answered the king. As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel.”
“And they answered the king, the man that consumed us and the devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coast of Israel.”
6let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD." "I will give them to you," said the king.
“Let seven men of the sons, his sons be delivered unto us. And we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.”
“let seven men from his sons be given to us and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul the chosen of the Lord and the king said I will give them.”
“let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us. And we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeon of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.”
“let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord, in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.”
“Let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the Lord and give you of Saul, whom the Lord chose. And the king said, I will give them.”
7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.”
“the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.”
8But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
“So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizvah, the daughter of Ahiah, whom she bore to Saul, and the five sons of Machal, the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel, the son of Barzilla, the”
“But the king took the two sons of Rister, the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michael, the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel, the son of”
“But the king took the two sons of Resba, the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armonai, and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michael, it really should read Merab, the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel,…”
9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they hanged them in the hill before the Lord. And they fell all seven together and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of…”
“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord, and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of…”
“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites and they hang them on the hill before the Lord. So they fell all seven together and were put to death in the days of the harvest in the first days, in the beginning of the…”
10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
“Now, Rizpah, the daughter of Ahiah, took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from heaven. And she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by…”
“And Rister, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth and spread it for her upon the rock from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor…”
“And Resba, the daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day,…”
“and Rizpah the daughter of Ai took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock from the beginning of the harvest until it rained on them from the sky and she allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day or the…”
11When David was told what Saul's concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
“And David was told what Rizpah, the daughter of Ahiah, the concubine of Saul had done.”
“And it was told David what Rizpah, the daughter of Eah, the concubine of Saul, had done.”
“And it was told David what Resba, the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.”
12he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
“Then 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 hung them up after the Philistines had…”
“And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan, his son, from the men of Jabesh -gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, where the Philistines had slain…”
13So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, along with the bones of those who had been hanged.
“he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan, his son from there. And they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.”
“And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan, his son. And they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.”
14And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
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15Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.
“When the Philistines were at war with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines, and David grew faint.”
“Moreover, the Philistines had yet war again with Israel. And David went down and his servants with him, and they fought against the Philistines, and David was faint.”
16Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
“Then Ishbi Benob, who was one of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose bronze spear was 300 shekels, who was bearing a new sword, thought he could kill David.”
“And Ishbi Benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed 300 shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, he thought he had slain David.”
17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, "You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished."
“But Abishai, the son of Zariah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.”
“But Abishai, the son of Zariah, helped him, and he smote the Philistine and killed him. And then the men of David swore unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that you quench not the light of Israel.”
18Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
“And it came to pass after this that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Zebekiah the Hushethite slew Zaph, which was one of the sons of the giant.”
19Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
“Again, there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan, the son of Jera, Oregon, the Bethlehemite, killed the brother of Goliath, the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.”
20And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
“Yet again, there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. Twenty four in number. He was also born to the giant.”
21and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David's brother Shimei killed him.
“and when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him,”
“So when he defied Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.”
22So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
“these four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.”
“These four were born to the giant and Gath and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.”