King James Version
2 Samuel 21:6-10
6Let sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121be deliveredיֻתַּןye.na.ton-H5414unto us, and we will hang them upוְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ve.ho.ka.'a.NumH3363unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whomthe Lordיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068did chooseבְּחִ֣ירbe.ChirH972.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414them.
7But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.MolH2550MephiboshethH4648,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,because of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068oathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621that wasbetween them, between Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
8But the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the twoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Rizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,whom she bareיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205unto Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764and Mephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648;and the fiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whom she brought upיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205for Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:
9And he deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,and they hangedוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363them in the hillבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and they fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307allsevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7659H7651togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,and were put to deathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191in the daysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117of harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,in the firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223days,in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.
10And Rizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242,and spreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186it for her upon the rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,from the beginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462of harvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105until waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325droppedנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413upon them out of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and sufferedנָתְנָה֩na.te.NahH5414neither the birdsע֨וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to restלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on them by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,nor the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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