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Text -- 2 Samuel 21:7-22 (NET)
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21:7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan , the son of Saul , in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul .
21:8 So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth , the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah whom she had born to Saul , and the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab whom she had born to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite .
21:9 He turned them over to the Gibeonites , and they executed them on a hill before the Lord . The seven of them died together ; they were put to death during harvest time– during the first days of the beginning of the barley harvest .
21:10 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 fell on them, she did not allow the birds of the air to feed on them by day , nor the wild animals by night .
21:11 When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah , Saul’s concubine , had done ,
21:12 he went and took the bones of Saul and of his son Jonathan from the leaders of Jabesh Gilead . (They had secretly taken them from the plaza at Beth Shan . It was there that Philistines publicly exposed their corpses after they had killed Saul at Gilboa .)
21:13 David brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there ; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed .
21:14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish . After they had done everything that the king had commanded , God responded to their prayers for the land .
Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines
21:15 Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel . So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines . David became exhausted .
21:16 Now Ishbi-Benob , one of the descendants of Rapha , had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels , and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David .
21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him . Then David’s men took an oath saying , “You will not go out to battle with us again ! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel !”
21:18 Later there was another battle with the Philistines , this time in Gob . On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph , who was one of the descendants of Rapha .
21:19 Yet another battle occurred with the Philistines in Gob . On that occasion Elhanan the son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite , the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam .
21:20 Yet another battle occurred in Gath . On that occasion there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot , twenty-four in all ! He too was a descendant of Rapha .
21:21 When he taunted Israel , Jonathan , the son of David’s brother Shimeah , killed him.
21:22 These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath ; they were killed by David and his soldiers .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
Rizpah |
GIANTS |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Goliath |
Jonathan |
Mephibosheth |
PHILISTINES |
Ishbi-benob |
Anakim |
SALVATION |
Championship |
Armies |
HEREDITY |
Gibeon |
Saul |
AIAH |
Adriel |
Armoni |
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NET Notes -> 2Sa 21:8; 2Sa 21:9; 2Sa 21:9; 2Sa 21:9; 2Sa 21:10; 2Sa 21:10; 2Sa 21:10; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:12; 2Sa 21:13; 2Sa 21:14; 2Sa 21:14; 2Sa 21:15; 2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:19; 2Sa 21:19; 2Sa 21:20; 2Sa 21:22; 2Sa 21:22
NET Notes: 2Sa 21:8 The MT reads “Michal” here, but two Hebrew manuscripts read “Merab,” along with some LXX manuscripts. Cf. 1 Sam 18:19.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 21:9 The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading בִּתְחִלַּת...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 21:13 Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 21:14 Heb “was entreated.” The verb is an example of the so-called niphal tolerativum, with the sense that God allowed himself to be supplicated...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 21:16 The Hebrew text reads simply “a new [thing],” prompting one to ask “A new what?” Several possibilities have been proposed to r...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 21:19 The Hebrew text as it stands reads, “Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite.” Who killed Goliath the Gitt...
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