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2 Samuel 21:14-16
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 21:14-16
Contemporary English Version
13-14 David had their bones taken to the land of Benjamin and buried in a side room in Saul's family burial place. Then he gave orders for the bones of the men who had been hanged[a] to be buried there. It was done, and God answered prayers to bless the land.
The Descendants of the Rephaim
(1 Chronicles 20.4-8)
15 One time David got very tired when he and his soldiers were fighting the Philistines. 16 One of the Philistine warriors was Ishbibenob, who was a descendant of the Rephaim,[b] and he tried to kill David. Ishbibenob was armed with a new sword,[c] and his bronze spearhead[d] alone weighed about three and a half kilograms.
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- 21.13,14 hanged: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 21.16 Rephaim: This may refer to a group of people that lived in Palestine before the Israelites and who were famous for their large size.
- 21.16 new sword: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 21.16 spearhead: Or “helmet.”
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