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World English Bible

2 Samuel 21 (WEBP)

[1] There 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.”
[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);
[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?”
[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.”
[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,
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[11] David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
[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;
[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.
[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.
[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;
[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.
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[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.
[21] When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 21 (KJVS)

[1] Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired () of the Lord. And the Lord answered, () It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew () the Gibeonites.
[2] 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 zeal () to the children of Israel and Judah.)
[3] 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?
[4] 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.
[5] 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,
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] But the king took () the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare () unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up () for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
[9] 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 barley harvest.
[10] And Rizpah 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 the beasts of the field by night.
[11] And it was told () David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. ()
[12] 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 Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged () () () them, when the Philistines had slain () Saul in Gilboa:
[13] 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. ()
[14] And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried () they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed () all that the king commanded. () And after that God was intreated () for the land.
[15] Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, () and his servants with him, and fought () against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. ()
[16] And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded () with a new sword, thought () to have slain () David.
[17] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured () him, and smote () the Philistine, and killed () him. Then the men of David sware () unto him, saying, () Thou shalt go () no more out with us to battle, that thou quench () not the light of Israel.
[18] And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew () Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
[19] And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew () the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s () beam.
[20] And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, () that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born () to the giant.
[21] And when he defied () Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew () him.
[22] These four were born () to the giant in Gath, and fell () by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

2 Samuel 21:1 Heb. sought the face, etc.
2 Samuel 21:5 Or, cut us off
2 Samuel 21:6 Or, chosen of the Lord
2 Samuel 21:8a Or, Michals sister
2 Samuel 21:8b Heb. bare to Adriel
2 Samuel 21:16a Or, Rapha
2 Samuel 21:16b He. the staff, or the head
2 Samuel 21:17 Heb. candle, or lamp
2 Samuel 21:18 Or, Rapha
2 Samuel 21:19 Or, Jair
2 Samuel 21:20 Or, Rapha
2 Samuel 21:21 Or, reproached

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 21 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λιμος εν ταις ημεραις δαυιδ τρια ετη ενιαυτος εχομενος ενιαυτου και εζητησεν δαυιδ το προσωπον του κυριου και ειπεν κυριος επι σαουλ και επι τον οικον αυτου αδικια δια το αυτον θανατω αιματων περι ου εθανατωσεν τους γαβαωνιτας
[2] και εκαλεσεν ο βασιλευς δαυιδ τους γαβαωνιτας και ειπεν προς αυτους και οι γαβαωνιται ουχ υιοι ισραηλ εισιν οτι αλλ η εκ του λειμματος του αμορραιου και οι υιοι ισραηλ ωμοσαν αυτοις και εζητησεν σαουλ παταξαι αυτους εν τω ζηλωσαι αυτον τους υιους ισραηλ και ιουδα
[3] και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τους γαβαωνιτας τι ποιησω υμιν και εν τινι εξιλασομαι και ευλογησετε την κληρονομιαν κυριου
[4] και ειπαν αυτω οι γαβαωνιται ουκ εστιν ημιν αργυριον και χρυσιον μετα σαουλ και μετα του οικου αυτου και ουκ εστιν ημιν ανηρ θανατωσαι εν ισραηλ και ειπεν τι υμεις λεγετε και ποιησω υμιν
[5] και ειπαν προς τον βασιλεα ο ανηρ συνετελεσεν εφ ημας και εδιωξεν ημας ος παρελογισατο εξολεθρευσαι ημας αφανισωμεν αυτον του μη εσταναι αυτον εν παντι οριω ισραηλ
[6] δοτω ημιν επτα ανδρας εκ των υιων αυτου και εξηλιασωμεν αυτους τω κυριω εν γαβαων σαουλ εκλεκτους κυριου και ειπεν ο βασιλευς εγω δωσω
[7] και εφεισατο ο βασιλευς επι μεμφιβοσθε υιον ιωναθαν υιου σαουλ δια τον ορκον κυριου τον ανα μεσον αυτων ανα μεσον δαυιδ και ανα μεσον ιωναθαν υιου σαουλ
[8] και ελαβεν ο βασιλευς τους δυο υιους ρεσφα θυγατρος αια ους ετεκεν τω σαουλ τον ερμωνι και τον μεμφιβοσθε και τους πεντε υιους μιχολ θυγατρος σαουλ ους ετεκεν τω εσριηλ υιω βερζελλι τω μοουλαθι
[9] και εδωκεν αυτους εν χειρι των γαβαωνιτων και εξηλιασαν αυτους εν τω ορει εναντι κυριου και επεσαν οι επτα αυτοι επι το αυτο και αυτοι δε εθανατωθησαν εν ημεραις θερισμου εν πρωτοις εν αρχη θερισμου κριθων
[10] και ελαβεν ρεσφα θυγατηρ αια τον σακκον και επηξεν αυτη προς την πετραν εν αρχη θερισμου κριθων εως εσταξεν επ αυτους υδωρ εκ του ουρανου και ουκ εδωκεν τα πετεινα του ουρανου καταπαυσαι επ αυτους ημερας και τα θηρια του αγρου νυκτος
[11] και απηγγελη τω δαυιδ οσα εποιησεν ρεσφα θυγατηρ αια παλλακη σαουλ και εξελυθησαν και κατελαβεν αυτους δαν υιος ιωα εκ των απογονων των γιγαντων
[12] και επορευθη δαυιδ και ελαβεν τα οστα σαουλ και τα οστα ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου παρα των ανδρων υιων ιαβις γαλααδ οι εκλεψαν αυτους εκ της πλατειας βαιθσαν οτι εστησαν αυτους εκει οι αλλοφυλοι εν ημερα η επαταξαν οι αλλοφυλοι τον σαουλ εν γελβουε
[13] και ανηνεγκεν εκειθεν τα οστα σαουλ και τα οστα ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου και συνηγαγεν τα οστα των εξηλιασμενων
[14] και εθαψαν τα οστα σαουλ και τα οστα ιωναθαν του υιου αυτου και των ηλιασθεντων εν γη βενιαμιν εν τη πλευρα εν τω ταφω κις του πατρος αυτου και εποιησαν παντα οσα ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς και επηκουσεν ο θεος τη γη μετα ταυτα
[15] και εγενηθη ετι πολεμος τοις αλλοφυλοις μετα ισραηλ και κατεβη δαυιδ και οι παιδες αυτου μετ αυτου και επολεμησαν μετα των αλλοφυλων και εξελυθη δαυιδ
[16] και ιεσβι ος ην εν τοις εκγονοις του ραφα και ο σταθμος του δορατος αυτου τριακοσιων σικλων ολκη χαλκου και αυτος περιεζωσμενος κορυνην και διενοειτο παταξαι τον δαυιδ
[17] και εβοηθησεν αυτω αβεσσα υιος σαρουιας και επαταξεν τον αλλοφυλον και εθανατωσεν αυτον τοτε ωμοσαν οι ανδρες δαυιδ λεγοντες ουκ εξελευση ετι μεθ ημων εις πολεμον και ου μη σβεσης τον λυχνον ισραηλ
[18] και εγενηθη μετα ταυτα ετι πολεμος εν γεθ μετα των αλλοφυλων τοτε επαταξεν σεβοχα ο αστατωθι τον σεφ τον εν τοις εκγονοις του ραφα
[19] και εγενετο ο πολεμος εν γοβ μετα των αλλοφυλων και επαταξεν ελεαναν υιος αριωργιμ ο βαιθλεεμιτης τον γολιαθ τον γεθθαιον και το ξυλον του δορατος αυτου ως αντιον υφαινοντων
[20] και εγενετο ετι πολεμος εν γεθ και ην ανηρ μαδων και οι δακτυλοι των χειρων αυτου και οι δακτυλοι των ποδων αυτου εξ και εξ εικοσι τεσσαρες αριθμω και γε αυτος ετεχθη τω ραφα
[21] και ωνειδισεν τον ισραηλ και επαταξεν αυτον ιωναθαν υιος σεμει αδελφου δαυιδ
[22] οι τεσσαρες ουτοι ετεχθησαν απογονοι των γιγαντων εν γεθ τω ραφα οικος και επεσαν εν χειρι δαυιδ και εν χειρι των δουλων αυτου