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2 Samuel 21 – King James Version (KJV)

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2Sa 21:1 - Then there was^H1961 a famine^H7458 in the days^H3117 of David^H1732 three^H7969 years,^H8141 year^H8141 after^H310 year;^H8141 and^H1245^➔ David^H1732 enquired^➔^H1245 of^H6440 the LORD.^H3068 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 answered,^➔^H559 It is for^H413 Saul,^H7586 and for^H413 his bloody^H1818 house,^H1004 because^H5921 he slew^H4191 the Gibeonites.^H1393

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2Sa 21:2 - And^H7121^➔ the king^H4428 called^➔^H7121 the Gibeonites,^H1393 and said^H559 unto them;^H413 (now the Gibeonites^H1393 were not^H3808 of the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 but^H3588^H518 of the remnant^H3499 of the Amorites;^H567 and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 had sworn^H7650 unto them: and^H1245^➔ Saul^H7586 sought^➔^H1245 to slay them^H5221 in his zeal^H7065 to the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 and Judah.)^H3063

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2Sa 21:3 - Wherefore^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the Gibeonites,^H1393 What^H4100 shall I do^H6213 for you? and wherewith^H4100 shall I make the atonement,^H3722 that ye may bless^H1288 the inheritance^H5159 of the LORD?^H3068

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2Sa 21:4 - And^H559^➔ the Gibeonites^H1393 said^➔^H559 unto him, We will have no^H369 silver^H3701 nor gold^H2091 of^H5973 Saul,^H7586 nor of^H5973 his house;^H1004 neither^H369 for us shalt thou kill^H4191 any man^H376 in Israel.^H3478 And he said,^H559 What^H4100 ye^H859 shall say,^H559 that will I do^H6213 for you.

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2Sa 21:5 - And they answered^H559 the king,^H4428 The man^H376 that^H834 consumed us,^H3615 and that^H834 devised^H1819 against us that we should be destroyed^H8045 from remaining^H3320 in any^H3605 of the coasts^H1366 of Israel,^H3478

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2Sa 21:6 - Let^H5414^➔ seven^H7651 men^H376 of his sons^H1121 be delivered^➔^H5414 unto us, and we will hang them up^H3363 unto the LORD^H3068 in Gibeah^H1390 of Saul,^H7586 whom the LORD^H3068 did choose.^H972 And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 said,^➔^H559 I^H589 will give^H5414 them.

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2Sa 21:7 - But^H2550^➔ the king^H4428 spared^➔^H2550 Mephibosheth,^H4648^H1322 the son^H1121 of Jonathan^H3083 the son^H1121 of Saul,^H7586 because^H5921 of the LORD'S^H3068 oath^H7621 that^H834 was between them,^H996 between^H996 David^H1732 and^H996 Jonathan^H3083 the son^H1121 of Saul.^H7586

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2Sa 21:8 - But^H3947^➔ the king^H4428 took^➔^H3947 the two^H8147 sons^H1121 of Rizpah^H7532 the daughter^H1323 of Aiah,^H345 whom^H834 she bare^H3205 unto Saul,^H7586 Armoni^H764 and^H853 Mephibosheth;^H4648 and^H853 the five^H2568 sons^H1121 of Michal^H4324 the daughter^H1323 of Saul,^H7586 whom^H834 she brought up^H3205 for Adriel^H5741 the son^H1121 of Barzillai^H1271 the Meholathite:^H4259

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2Sa 21:9 - And he delivered them^H5414 into the hands^H3027 of the Gibeonites,^H1393 and they hanged them^H3363 in the hill^H2022 before^H6440 the LORD:^H3068 and they fell^H5307 all seven^H7651 together,^H3162 and^H1992 were put to death^H4191 in the days^H3117 of harvest,^H7105 in the first^H7223 days, in the beginning^H8462 of barley^H8184 harvest.^H7105

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2Sa 21:10 - And^H3947^➔ Rizpah^H7532 the daughter^H1323 of Aiah^H345 took^➔^H3947 sackcloth,^H8242 and spread it^H5186 for her upon^H413 the rock,^H6697 from the beginning^H8462 of harvest^H7105 until^H5704 water^H4325 dropped^H5413 upon them^H5921 out^H4480 of heaven,^H8064 and^H3808^➔ suffered^H5414 neither^➔^H3808 the birds^H5775 of the air^H8064 to rest^H5117 on them^H5921 by day,^H3119 nor^H853 the beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704 by night.^H3915

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2Sa 21:11 - And it was told^H5046 David^H1732 what^H834 Rizpah^H7532 the daughter^H1323 of Aiah,^H345 the concubine^H6370 of Saul,^H7586 had done.^H6213

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2Sa 21:12 - And^H3212^➔ David^H1732 went^➔^H3212 and took^H3947 the bones^H6106 of Saul^H7586 and^H853 the bones^H6106 of Jonathan^H3083 his son^H1121 from^H854 the men^H1167 of Jabeshgilead,^H3003^H1568 which^H834 had stolen^H1589 them^H853 from the street^H7339 of Bethshan,^H1052^H1052 where^H834 the Philistines^H6430 had hanged them,^H8518 when^H3117 the Philistines^H6430 had slain^H5221 Saul^H7586 in Gilboa:^H1533

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2Sa 21:13 - And he brought up^H5927 from thence^H8033 the bones^H6106 of Saul^H7586 and^H853 the bones^H6106 of Jonathan^H3083 his son;^H1121 and they gathered^H622 the bones^H6106 of them that were hanged.^H3363

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2Sa 21:14 - And^H6912^➔ the bones^H6106 of Saul^H7586 and Jonathan^H3083 his son^H1121 buried they^➔^H6912 in the country^H776 of Benjamin^H1144 in Zelah,^H6762 in the sepulchre^H6913 of Kish^H7027 his father:^H1 and they performed^H6213 all^H3605 that^H834 the king^H4428 commanded.^H6680 And^H6279^➔ after^H310 that^H3651 God^H430 was intreated^➔^H6279 for the land.^H776

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2Sa 21:15 - Moreover^H1961^➔ the Philistines^H6430 had^➔^H1961 yet^H5750^➔ war^H4421 again^➔^H5750 with^H854 Israel;^H3478 and^H3381^➔ David^H1732 went down,^➔^H3381 and his servants^H5650 with him,^H5973 and fought^H3898 against^H854 the Philistines:^H6430 and^H5774^➔ David^H1732 waxed faint.^➔^H5774

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2Sa 21:16 - And Ishbibenob,^H3430^H3430 which^H834 was of the sons^H3211 of the giant,^H7497 the weight^H4948 of whose spear^H7013 weighed three^H7969 hundred^H3967 shekels of brass^H5178 in weight,^H4948 he^H1931 being girded^H2296 with a new^H2319 sword, thought^H559 to have slain^H5221 David.^H1732

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2Sa 21:17 - But^H5826^➔ Abishai^H52 the son^H1121 of Zeruiah^H6870 succoured^➔^H5826 him, and smote^H5221 the Philistine,^H6430 and killed him.^H4191 Then^H227 the men^H376 of David^H1732 sware^H7650 unto him, saying,^H559 Thou shalt go^H3318^➔ no^H3808 more^H5750 out^➔^H3318 with us^H854 to battle,^H4421 that^H3808^➔ thou quench^H3518 not^➔^H3808 the light^H5216 of Israel.^H3478

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2Sa 21:18 - And it came to pass^H1961 after this,^H310^H3651 that there was^H1961 again^H5750 a battle^H4421 with^H5973 the Philistines^H6430 at Gob:^H1359 then^H227 Sibbechai^H5444 the Hushathite^H2843 slew^H5221 Saph,^H5593 which^H834 was of the sons^H3211 of the giant.^H7497

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2Sa 21:19 - And there was^H1961 again^H5750 a battle^H4421 in Gob^H1359 with^H5973 the Philistines,^H6430 where^H5221^➔ Elhanan^H445 the son^H1121 of Jaareoregim,^H3296^H3296 a Bethlehemite,^H1022^H1022 slew^➔^H5221 the brother of Goliath^H1555 the Gittite,^H1663 the staff^H6086 of whose spear^H2595 was like^H4500^➔ a weaver's^H707 beam.^➔^H4500

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2Sa 21:20 - And there was^H1961 yet^H5750 a battle^H4421 in Gath,^H1661 where was^H1961 a man^H376 of^H4067^➔ great stature,^➔^H4067 that had^H676^➔ on every hand^H3027 six^H8337 fingers,^➔^H676 and^H676^➔ on every foot^H7272 six^H8337 toes,^➔^H676 four and^H702 twenty^H6242 in number;^H4557 and^H1571^➔ he^H1931 also^➔^H1571 was born^H3205 to the giant.^H7497

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2Sa 21:21 - And when he defied^H2778 Israel,^H3478 Jonathan^H3083 the son^H1121 of Shimea^H8092 the brother^H251 of David^H1732 slew him.^H5221

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2Sa 21:22 - These^H428 four^H702 were born^H3205 to the giant^H7497 in Gath,^H1661 and fell^H5307 by the hand^H3027 of David,^H1732 and by the hand^H3027 of his servants.^H5650

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