Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 21:9
9and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites. So they hanged them on the hill before Adonai, so that all seven fell together. They were put to death during the days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 21:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed them and exposed their bodies on a hill before the Lord. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the Lord. So 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.
Context of 2 Samuel 21:9
7Now the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of Adonai’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul. 8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul—Armoni and Mephibosheth; also the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite, and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites. So they hanged them on the hill before Adonai, so that all seven fell together. They were put to death during the days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest. 10Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it on the rock for herself, from the beginning of harvest until the rain poured on them from the sky. She did not let the birds of the sky rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. 11David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
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וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם בָּהָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְּל֥וּ שְׁבַעְתָּ֖ם יָ֑חַד וְהֵ֨מָּה הֻמְת֜וּ בִּימֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them into the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the Gibeonitesגִּבְעֹנִיgib‛ônîy · GibeoniteH1393
- and they hangedיָקַעyâqa‛ · to dislocate/hangH3363
- them in the hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and they fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- sevenשִׁבְעָתַיִםshib‛âthayim · sevenfoldH7659
- sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
- and were put to deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
- in the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
- in the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462
- of barleyשְׂעֹרָהώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôr ώe‛ôr · barleyH8184
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 21:9
- 2 Samuel 20:6Then David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. So take your lord’s servants and pursue him lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight.”
- 2 Samuel 6:17They brought in the ark of Adonai and set it in its place in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before Adonai.
- Exodus 20:5Do not bow down to them, do not let anyone make you serve them. For I, Adonai your God, am a jealous God, bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Numbers 35:31“You are not to accept ransom for the life of a murderer. He deserves to die and he is to die.
- Deuteronomy 21:1“Suppose a slain person is found fallen in a field, on the land Adonai your God is giving you to possess—who struck him is unknown.
- 1 Samuel 15:33Then Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so will your mother be childless among women.” Then Samuel cut Agag into pieces before Adonai in Gilgal.
- 2 Kings 24:3Surely at the command of Adonai this happened to Judah, to banish them from His presence, because of all the sins of Manasseh and all that he had committed,
- Ruth 1:22So Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess returned from the region of Moab. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9In the beginning of barley harvest - This happened in Judea about the vernal equinox, or the 21st of March.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9In the first days - The barley harvest (about the middle or toward the end of April) was earlier than the wheat harvest Exodus 9:31; Rth 1:22 .Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The barley harvest began in the spring, usually in April. before the LORD means "before the Lord's altar" (see study note on 2 Samuel 21:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. they hanged them in the hill before the Lord--Deeming themselves not bound by the criminal law of Israel (De 21:22, 23), their intention was to let the bodies hang until God, propitiated by this offering, should send rain upon the land, for the want of it had occasioned the famine. It was a heathen practice to gibbet men with a view of appeasing the anger of the gods in seasons of famine, and the Gibeonites, who were a remnant of the Amorites (2Sa…Read the comment
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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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