¹ Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

² And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

³ Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

⁴ And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

⁵ And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

⁶ Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

⁷ But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁸ But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

¹¹ And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

¹³ And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

¹⁴ And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

¹⁵ Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

¹⁶ And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.

¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

¹⁸ And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.

¹⁹ And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

²⁰ And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

²¹ And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.

²² These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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¹ Then there was a famine ^H7458 in the days ^H3117 of David ^H1732 three ^H7969 years, ^H8141 year ^H8141 after ^H310 year; ^H8141 and David ^H1732 enquired ^H1245 of ^H6440 the LORD. ^H3068 And the LORD ^H3068 answered, ^H559 It is for Saul, ^H7586 and for his bloody ^H1818 house, ^H1004 because he slew ^H4191 the Gibeonites. ^H1393

² And the king ^H4428 called ^H7121 the Gibeonites, ^H1393 and said ^H559 unto them; (now the Gibeonites ^H1393 were not of the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 but of the remnant ^H3499 of the Amorites; ^H567 and the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 had sworn ^H7650 unto them: and Saul ^H7586 sought ^H1245 to slay ^H5221 them in his zeal ^H7065 to the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 and Judah.) ^H3063

³ Wherefore David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto the Gibeonites, ^H1393 What shall I do ^H6213 for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, ^H3722 that ye may bless ^H1288 the inheritance ^H5159 of the LORD? ^H3068

⁴ And the Gibeonites ^H1393 said ^H559 unto him, We will have no silver ^H3701 nor gold ^H2091 of ^H5973 Saul, ^H7586 nor of his house; ^H1004 neither for us shalt thou kill ^H4191 any man ^H376 in Israel. ^H3478 And he said, ^H559 What ye shall say, ^H559 that will I do ^H6213 for you.

⁵ And they answered ^H559 the king, ^H4428 The man ^H376 that consumed ^H3615 us, and that devised ^H1819 against us that we should be destroyed ^H8045 from remaining ^H3320 in any of the coasts ^H1366 of Israel, ^H3478

⁶ Let seven ^H7651 men ^H582 of his sons ^H1121 be delivered ^H5414 unto us, and we will hang them up ^H3363 unto the LORD ^H3068 in Gibeah ^H1390 of Saul, ^H7586 whom the LORD ^H3068 did choose. ^H972 And the king ^H4428 said, ^H559 I will give ^H5414 them.

⁷ But the king ^H4428 spared ^H2550 Mephibosheth, ^H4648 the son ^H1121 of Jonathan ^H3083 the son ^H1121 of Saul, ^H7586 because of the LORD'S ^H3068 oath ^H7621 that was between them, between David ^H1732 and Jonathan ^H3083 the son ^H1121 of Saul. ^H7586

⁸ But the king ^H4428 took ^H3947 the two ^H8147 sons ^H1121 of Rizpah ^H7532 the daughter ^H1323 of Aiah, ^H345 whom she bare ^H3205 unto Saul, ^H7586 Armoni ^H764 and Mephibosheth; ^H4648 and the five ^H2568 sons ^H1121 of Michal ^H4324 the daughter ^H1323 of Saul, ^H7586 whom she brought up ^H3205 for Adriel ^H5741 the son ^H1121 of Barzillai ^H1271 the Meholathite: ^H4259

⁹ And he delivered ^H5414 them into the hands ^H3027 of the Gibeonites, ^H1393 and they hanged ^H3363 them in the hill ^H2022 before ^H6440 the LORD: ^H3068 and they fell ^H5307 all seven ^{H7651 H7659} together, ^H3162 and were put to death ^H4191 in the days ^H3117 of harvest, ^H7105 in the first ^H7223 days, in the beginning ^H8462 of barley ^H8184 harvest. ^H7105

¹⁰ And Rizpah ^H7532 the daughter ^H1323 of Aiah ^H345 took ^H3947 sackcloth, ^H8242 and spread ^H5186 it for her upon the rock, ^H6697 from the beginning ^H8462 of harvest ^H7105 until water ^H4325 dropped ^H5413 upon them out of heaven, ^H8064 and suffered ^H5414 neither the birds ^H5775 of the air ^H8064 to rest ^H5117 on them by day, ^H3119 nor the beasts ^H2416 of the field ^H7704 by night. ^H3915

¹¹ And it was told ^H5046 David ^H1732 what Rizpah ^H7532 the daughter ^H1323 of Aiah, ^H345 the concubine ^H6370 of Saul, ^H7586 had done. ^H6213

¹² And David ^H1732 went ^H3212 and took ^H3947 the bones ^H6106 of Saul ^H7586 and the bones ^H6106 of Jonathan ^H3083 his son ^H1121 from the men ^H1167 of Jabeshgilead, ^{H3003 H1568} which had stolen ^H1589 them from the street ^H7339 of Bethshan, ^H1052 where the Philistines ^H6430 had hanged ^{H8511 H8518} them, when ^H3117 the Philistines ^H6430 had slain ^H5221 Saul ^H7586 in Gilboa: ^H1533

¹³ And he brought up ^H5927 from thence the bones ^H6106 of Saul ^H7586 and the bones ^H6106 of Jonathan ^H3083 his son; ^H1121 and they gathered ^H622 the bones ^H6106 of them that were hanged. ^H3363

¹⁴ And the bones ^H6106 of Saul ^H7586 and Jonathan ^H3083 his son ^H1121 buried ^H6912 they in the country ^H776 of Benjamin ^H1144 in Zelah, ^H6762 in the sepulchre ^H6913 of Kish ^H7027 his father: ^H1 and they performed ^H6213 all that the king ^H4428 commanded. ^H6680 And after ^H310 that God ^H430 was intreated ^H6279 for the land. ^H776

¹⁵ Moreover the Philistines ^H6430 had yet war ^H4421 again with Israel; ^H3478 and David ^H1732 went down, ^H3381 and his servants ^H5650 with him, and fought ^H3898 against the Philistines: ^H6430 and David ^H1732 waxed faint. ^H5774

¹⁶ And Ishbibenob, ^H3430 which was of the sons ^H3211 of the giant, ^H7497 the weight ^H4948 of whose spear ^H7013 weighed three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 shekels of brass ^H5178 in weight, ^H4948 he being girded ^H2296 with a new ^H2319 sword, thought ^H559 to have slain ^H5221 David. ^H1732

¹⁷ But Abishai ^H52 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 succoured ^H5826 him, and smote ^H5221 the Philistine, ^H6430 and killed ^H4191 him. Then the men ^H582 of David ^H1732 sware ^H7650 unto him, saying, ^H559 Thou shalt go ^H3318 no more out with us to battle, ^H4421 that thou quench ^H3518 not the light ^H5216 of Israel. ^H3478

¹⁸ And it came to pass after this, ^H310 that there was again a battle ^H4421 with the Philistines ^H6430 at Gob: ^H1359 then Sibbechai ^H5444 the Hushathite ^H2843 slew ^H5221 Saph, ^H5593 which was of the sons ^H3211 of the giant. ^H7497

¹⁹ And there was again a battle ^H4421 in Gob ^H1359 with the Philistines, ^H6430 where Elhanan ^H445 the son ^H1121 of Jaareoregim, ^H3296 a Bethlehemite, ^H1022 slew ^H5221 the brother of Goliath ^H1555 the Gittite, ^H1663 the staff ^H6086 of whose spear ^H2595 was like a weaver's ^H707 beam. ^H4500

²⁰ And there was yet a battle ^H4421 in Gath, ^H1661 where was a man ^H376 of great stature, ^{H4067 H4055} that had on every hand ^H3027 six ^H8337 fingers, ^H676 and on every foot ^H7272 six ^H8337 toes, ^H676 four ^H702 and twenty ^H6242 in number; ^H4557 and he also was born ^H3205 to the giant. ^H7497

²¹ And when he defied ^H2778 Israel, ^H3478 Jonathan ^H3083 the son ^H1121 of Shimea ^H8092 the brother ^H251 of David ^H1732 slew ^H5221 him.

²² These four ^H702 were born ^H3205 to the giant ^H7497 in Gath, ^H1661 and fell ^H5307 by the hand ^H3027 of David, ^H1732 and by the hand ^H3027 of his servants. ^H5650

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¹ And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

² And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);

³ and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah?

⁴ And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

⁵ And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, `that' we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,

⁶ let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them.

⁷ But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁸ But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

⁹ And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Jehovah, and they fell `all' seven together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.

¹⁰ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

¹¹ And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa;

¹³ and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

¹⁴ And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.

¹⁵ And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David waxed faint;

¹⁶ and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred `shekels' of brass in weight, he being girded with a new `sword', thought to have slain David.

¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.

¹⁸ And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.

¹⁹ And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

²⁰ And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

²¹ And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, slew him.

²² These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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¹ And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, `For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'

² And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them -- as to the Gibeonites, they `are' not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeketh to smite them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah --

³ yea, David saith unto the Gibeonites, `What do I do for you? and with what do I make atonement? and bless ye the inheritance of Jehovah.'

⁴ And the Gibeonites say to him, `We have no silver and gold by Saul and by his house, and we have no man to put to death in Israel;' and he saith, `What ye are saying I do to you.'

⁵ And they say unto the king, `The man who consumed us, and who devised against us -- we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the border of Israel --

⁶ let there be given to us seven men of his sons, and we have hanged them before Jehovah, in the height of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah.' And the king saith, `I do give;'

⁷ and the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that `is' between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;

⁸ and the king taketh the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bare to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,

⁹ and giveth them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hang them in the hill before Jehovah; and the seven fall together, and they have been put to death in the days of harvest, in the first `days', the commencement of barley-harvest.

¹⁰ And Rizpah daughter of Aiah taketh the sackcloth, and stretcheth it out for herself on the rock, from the commencement of harvest till water hath been poured out upon them from the heavens, and hath not suffered a fowl of the heavens to rest upon them by day, or the beast of the field by night.

¹¹ And it is declared to David that which Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul, hath done,

¹² and David goeth and taketh the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the possessors of Jabesh-Gilead, who had stolen them from the broad place of Beth-Shan, where the Philistines hanged them, in the day of the Philistines smiting Saul in Gilboa;

¹³ and he bringeth up thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gather the bones of those hanged,

¹⁴ and bury the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in Zelah, in the burying-place of Kish his father, and do all that the king commanded, and God is entreated for the land afterwards.

¹⁵ And again have the Philistines war with Israel, and David goeth down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary,

¹⁶ and Ishbi-Benob, who `is' among the children of the giant -- the weight of his spear `is' three hundred `shekels' weight of brass, and he is girded with a new one -- speaketh of smiting David,

¹⁷ and Abishai son of Zeruiah giveth help to him, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death; then swear the men of David to him, saying, `Thou dost not go out again with us to battle, nor quench the lamp of Israel.'

¹⁸ And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Saph, who `is' among the children of the giant.

¹⁹ And the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim, the Beth-Lehemite, smiteth `a brother of' Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear `is' like a beam of weavers.

²⁰ And the battle is again in Gath, and there is a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands `are' six, and the toes of his feet `are' six, twenty and four in number, and he also hath been born to the giant,

²¹ and he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimeah, brother of David;

²² these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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¹ And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for [his] house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites.

² And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.)

³ And David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and with what shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah?

⁴ And the Gibeonites said to him, As to Saul and his house, it is with us no question of receiving silver or gold, neither is it for us to have any man put to death in Israel. And he said, What ye say will I do for you.

⁵ And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in all the borders of Israel,

⁶ let seven men of his sons be given up to us, and we will hang them up to Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give [them].

⁷ But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁸ And the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of [the sister of] Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite;

⁹ and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before Jehovah. And they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the first days of the harvest, in the beginning of barley harvest.

¹⁰ Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water poured on them out of the heavens, and suffered neither the fowl of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

¹¹ And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-Gilead, who had stolen them from the open place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, the day the Philistines had smitten Saul in Gilboa;

¹³ and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

¹⁴ And they buried [them] with the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father; and they did all that the king had commanded. And afterwards God was propitious to the land.

¹⁵ And the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought with the Philistines. And David was exhausted.

¹⁶ And Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah -- the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new [armour] -- thought to smite David.

¹⁷ And Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.

¹⁸ And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines, at Gob; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Saph, who was of the children of Raphah.

¹⁹ And there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, smote Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.

²⁰ And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.

²¹ And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.

²² These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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¹ There was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

² The king called the Gibeonites, and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them: and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);

³ and David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of Yahweh?

⁴ The Gibeonites said to him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. He said, What you shall say, that will I do for you.

⁵ They said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,

⁶ let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. The king said, I will give them.

⁷ But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁸ But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

⁹ He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Yahweh, and they fell [all] seven together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.

¹⁰ Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured on them from the sky; and she allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day, nor the animals of the field by night.

¹¹ It was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

¹² David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;

¹³ and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

¹⁴ They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that God was entreated for the land.

¹⁵ The Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;

¹⁶ and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to have slain David.

¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't quench the lamp of Israel.

¹⁸ It came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.

¹⁹ There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

²⁰ There was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

²¹ When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, killed him.

²² These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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¹ In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.

² Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)

³ So David said to the Gibeonites, What may I do for you? how am I to make up to you for your wrongs, so that you may give a blessing to the heritage of the Lord?

⁴ And the Gibeonites said to him, It is not a question of silver and gold between us and Saul or his family; and it is not in our power to put to death any man in Israel. And he said, Say, then, what am I to do for you?

⁵ And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,

⁶ Let seven men of his family be given up to us and we will put an end to them by hanging them before the Lord in Gibeon, on the hill of the Lord. And the king said, I will give them.

⁷ But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

⁸ But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Saul to whom Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth; and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whose father was Adriel, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

⁹ And he gave them up to the Gibeonites, and they put them to death, hanging them on the mountain before the Lord; all seven came to their end together in the first days of the grain-cutting, at the start of the cutting of the barley.

¹⁰ And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took haircloth, placing it on the rock as a bed for herself, from the start of the grain-cutting till rain came down on them from heaven; and she did not let the birds of the air come near them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.

¹¹ And news was given to David of what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, one of Saul's wives, had done.

¹² And David went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them away secretly from the public place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had put them, hanging up the bodies there on the day when they put Saul to death in Gilboa:

¹³ And he took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from that place; and they got together the bones of those who had been put to death by hanging.

¹⁴ And they put them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the resting-place of Kish, his father, in Zela in the country of Benjamin; they did all the king had given them orders to do. And after that, God gave ear to their prayers for the land.

¹⁵ And the Philistines went to war again with Israel; and David went down with his people, and while they were at Gob they had a fight with the Philistines:

¹⁶ And there came against David one of the offspring of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, and having a new sword, he made an attempt to put David to death.

¹⁷ But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his help, and, turning on the Philistine, gave him his death-blow. Then David's men took an oath, and said, Never again are you to go out with us to the fight, so that you may not put out the light of Israel.

¹⁸ Now after this there was war with the Philistines again at Gob, and Sibbecai the Hushathite put to death Saph, one of the offspring of the Rephaim.

¹⁹ And again there was war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan, the son of Jair the Beth-lehemite, put to death Goliath the Gittite, the stem of whose spear was like a cloth-worker's rod.

²⁰ And again there was war at Gath, where there was a very tall man, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on his hands and six toes on his feet; he was one of the offspring of the Rephaim.

²¹ And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.

²² These four were of the offspring of the Rephaim in Gath; and they came to their end by the hands of David and his servants.