let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang[a] them in the presence of the Lord(A) at Gibeah of Saul,(B) the Lord’s chosen.”(C)

The king answered, “I will hand them over.”

David spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul’s son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between David and Jonathan, Saul’s son.(D) But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, who were the two sons whom Rizpah(E) daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, and the five sons whom Merab[b](F) daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite

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Footnotes

  1. 21:6 Or impale, or expose
  2. 21:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg; other Hb mss read Michal

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