New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 21:7-10

7But the king spared 1Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, 2because of the oath of the Lord which was between them, between David and Saul’s son Jonathan. 8So the king took the two sons of 3Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Armoni and Mephibosheth whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of 4 5Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel the son of Barzillai the 6Meholathite. 9Then he handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they 7hanged them on the mountain before the Lord, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at 8the beginning of barley harvest.

10 9And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until 10it rained on them from the sky; and 11she 12allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day nor the wild animals by night.

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Notes

1. 2 Samuel 21:7 2 Sam 4:4; 9:10 ↩
2. 2 Samuel 21:7 1 Sam 18:3; 20:12-17; 23:18; 2 Sam 9:1-7 ↩
3. 2 Samuel 21:8 2 Sam 3:7 ↩
4. 2 Samuel 21:8 As in some ancient versions and two Heb mss; MT Michal ↩
5. 2 Samuel 21:8 1 Sam 18:19 ↩
6. 2 Samuel 21:8 1 Kin 19:16 ↩
7. 2 Samuel 21:9 Or exposed them ↩
8. 2 Samuel 21:9 Ex 9:31, 32 ↩
9. 2 Samuel 21:10 Deut 21:23 ↩
10. 2 Samuel 21:10 Lit water gushed forth ↩
11. 2 Samuel 21:10 1 Sam 17:44, 46 ↩
12. 2 Samuel 21:10 Lit gave ↩

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