He asked the Gibeonites, “What should I do for you? How can I make atonement so that you will bring a blessing on[a] the Lord’s inheritance?”

The Gibeonites said to him, “We are not asking for money from[b] Saul or his family,(A) and we cannot put anyone to death in Israel.”(B)

“Whatever you say, I will do for you,” he said.

They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:3 Lit will bless
  2. 2 Samuel 21:4 Lit “Not for us silver and gold with

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