2 Samuel 21:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 (A) David had made a promise to Jonathan with the Lord as his witness, so he spared Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, the grandson of Saul. 8 (B) But Saul and Rizpah the daughter of Aiah had two sons named Armoni and Mephibosheth. Saul's daughter Merab[a] had five sons whose father was Adriel the son of Barzillai from Meholah.[b] David took Rizpah's two sons and Merab's five sons and 9 turned them over to the Gibeonites, who hanged[c] all seven of them on the mountain near the place where the Lord was worshiped. This happened right at the beginning of the barley harvest.[d]
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- 21.8 Merab: Some Hebrew manuscripts and some manuscripts of one ancient translation. Most other manuscripts have “Michal,” Saul's daughter who was one of David's wives, but she never had any children (see 2 Samuel 6.23). According to 1 Samuel 18.19, Merab was Saul's daughter, and she married Adriel from Meholah.
- 21.8 Meholah: Also known as Abel-Meholah.
- 21.9 hanged: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 21.9 This … harvest: This would have been late in April.
2 Samuel 21:7-9
New International Version
7 The king spared Mephibosheth(A) son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath(B) before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul. 8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah,(C) whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab,[a] whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.(D) 9 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(E) during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning.(F)
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- 2 Samuel 21:8 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 18:19); most Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts Michal
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