2 Samuel 21
1599 Geneva Bible
21 1 Three dear years. 9 The vengeance of the sins of Saul lighteth on his seven sons, which are hanged. 15 Four great battles, which David had against the Philistines.
1 Then there was a famine in the days of David, three years [a]together: and David [b]asked counsel of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the [c]Gibeonites.
2 Then the King called the Gibeonites, and said unto them, (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a (A)remnant of the Amorites, unto whom the children of Israel had sworn: but Saul sought to slay them for his zeal toward the children of Israel and Judah)
3 And David said unto the Gibeonites, [d]What shall I do for you, and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord?
4 The Gibeonites then answered him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul nor of his house, neither for us shalt thou kill [e]any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say that will I do for you.
5 Then they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that imagined evil against us, so that we are destroyed from remaining in any coast of Israel,
6 Let seven men of his [f]sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up [g]unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the Lord’s chosen, And the king said, I will give them.
7 But the king had compassion on Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the (B)Lord’s oath, that was between them, even 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, even Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of [h]Michal, the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 And he delivered them unto the hands of the Gibeonites, which hanged them in the mountain before the Lord: so they [i]died all seven together: and they were slain in the time of harvest: in the [j]first days, and in the beginning of barley harvest.
10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took [k]sackcloth and hanged it up for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest, until [l]water dropped upon them from the heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to [m]light on them by day, nor 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 citizens of Jabesh Gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had (C)hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa.
13 So he brought 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 of Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the grave of Kish his father: and when they had performed all that the King had commanded, God was then [n]appeased with the land.
15 ¶ Again the Philistines hath war with Israel: and David went down, and his servants with him, and they fought against the Philistines, and David fainted.
16 Then Ishbi-Benob which was of the sons of [o]Haraphah (the head of whose spear weighed three hundred [p]shekels of brass) even 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 David’s men swore unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, lest thou quench the [q]light of Israel.
18 ¶ And after this also there was a battle with the Philistines at [r]Gob, then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was one of the sons of Haraphah.
19 And there was yet another battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim, a Bethlehemite slew [s]Goliath the Gittite: the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
20 Afterward there was also a battle in Gath, where was a man of a great stature, and had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number: who was also the son of Haraphah.
21 And when he reviled Israel, Jonathan the son of (D)Shimea the brother of David slew him.
22 These four were born to Haraphah in Gath, and died by the hand of David, and by the hands of his servants.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 21:1 Hebrew, year after year.
- 2 Samuel 21:1 Hebrew, sought the face of the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 21:1 Thinking to gratify the people, because these were not of the seed of Abraham.
- 2 Samuel 21:3 Wherewith may your wrath be appeased, that you may pray to God to remove this plague from his people.
- 2 Samuel 21:4 Save only of Saul’s stock.
- 2 Samuel 21:6 Of Saul’s kinsmen.
- 2 Samuel 21:6 To pacify the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 21:8 Here Michal is named for Merab, Adriel’s wife, as appeareth, 1 Sam. 18:19, for Michal was the wife of Paltiel, 1 Sam. 25:44, and never had child, 2 Sam. 6:23.
- 2 Samuel 21:9 Hebrew, fell.
- 2 Samuel 21:9 Which was in the month Abib or Nisan, which contained part of March and part of April.
- 2 Samuel 21:10 To make her a tent wherein she prayed to God to turn away his wrath.
- 2 Samuel 21:10 Because drought was the cause of this famine, God by sending of rain showed that he was pacified.
- 2 Samuel 21:10 Or, rest.
- 2 Samuel 21:14 For where the magistrate suffereth faults unpunished, there the plague of God lieth upon the land.
- 2 Samuel 21:16 That is, of the race of giants.
- 2 Samuel 21:16 Which amount to nine pounds three quarters.
- 2 Samuel 21:17 For the glory and wealth of the country standeth in the preservation of the godly magistrate.
- 2 Samuel 21:18 Called Gezer, and Saph is called Sippai, 1 Chron. 20:4.
- 2 Samuel 21:19 That is, Lahmi the brother of Goliath, whom David slew, 1 Chron. 20:5.
2 Samuel 21
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Venganza de los gabaonitas
21 En los días de David hubo hambre por tres años consecutivos(A), y David buscó la presencia del Señor(B). Y el Señor dijo: «Es por causa de Saúl y de su casa sangrienta, porque él dio muerte a los gabaonitas». 2 Y llamó el rey a los gabaonitas y les habló. (Los gabaonitas no eran de los israelitas, sino del remanente de los amorreos, y los israelitas habían hecho un pacto con[a] ellos(C), pero Saúl había procurado matarlos[b] en su celo por los israelitas y los de Judá). 3 Dijo, pues, David a los gabaonitas: «¿Qué debo hacer por ustedes? ¿Y cómo haré restitución para que bendigan la heredad del Señor(D)?». 4 Entonces los gabaonitas le respondieron: «No nos importa la plata ni el oro(E) de Saúl o de su casa, ni nos corresponde dar muerte a ningún hombre en Israel». «Haré por ustedes lo que digan», les dijo el rey. 5 Y ellos dijeron al rey: «Del hombre que nos consumió y que trató de exterminarnos[c](F) para que no quedáramos dentro del territorio de Israel, 6 que nos entreguen siete hombres de entre sus hijos, y los ahorcaremos[d](G) delante del Señor en Guibeá de Saúl, el elegido del Señor(H)». «Los entregaré[e]», dijo el rey.
7 Pero el rey perdonó a Mefiboset, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Saúl(I), a causa del pacto del Señor que había entre ellos, entre David y Jonatán, hijo de Saúl(J). 8 El rey tomó a los dos hijos de Rizpa, hija de Aja(K), Armoni y Mefiboset, que ella había dado a Saúl, y a los cinco hijos de Merab[f], hija de Saúl, que ella había dado a Adriel(L), hijo de Barzilai el meholatita(M). 9 Entonces los entregó en manos de los gabaonitas, que los ahorcaron[g] en el monte delante del Señor, de modo que los siete cayeron a la vez. Les dieron muerte en los primeros días de la cosecha, al comienzo de la cosecha de la cebada(N).
10 Y Rizpa, hija de Aja, tomó tela de cilicio y lo tendió para sí sobre la roca, desde el comienzo de la cosecha hasta que llovió[h] del cielo sobre ellos; y no permitió[i] que las aves del cielo se posaran sobre ellos de día ni las fieras del campo(O) de noche(P). 11 Cuando le contaron a David lo que había hecho Rizpa, hija de Aja, concubina de Saúl, 12 David fue y recogió los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de Jonatán su hijo, que estaban en posesión de los hombres de Jabes de Galaad(Q), quienes los habían robado de la plaza de Bet Sán(R), donde los filisteos los habían colgado(S) el día que los filisteos mataron[j] a Saúl(T) en Gilboa. 13 David trajo de allí los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de su hijo Jonatán, y recogieron también los huesos de los ahorcados[k]. 14 Entonces sepultaron los huesos de Saúl y de su hijo Jonatán en tierra de Benjamín, en Zela(U), en el sepulcro de su padre Cis, e hicieron todo lo que el rey había ordenado. Después de esto Dios fue movido a misericordia para con la tierra(V).
Guerras contra los filisteos
15 De nuevo hubo guerra entre los filisteos e Israel. Descendió David con sus siervos(W), y mientras peleaban contra los filisteos, David se cansó. 16 Entonces Isbi Benob, que era de los descendientes del gigante[l](X), y cuya lanza pesaba 300 siclos (3.4 kilos) de bronce, y que estaba ceñido con una espada nueva, trató de matar[m] a David; 17 pero Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, vino en su ayuda, e hirió al filisteo y lo mató(Y). Entonces los hombres de David le juraron: «Nunca más saldrá a la batalla con nosotros(Z), para que no apague la lámpara(AA) de Israel».
18 (AB)Después de esto otra vez hubo guerra en Gob[n] contra los filisteos. Entonces Sibecai el husatita(AC) mató[o] a Saf, que era de los descendientes del gigante. 19 De nuevo hubo guerra contra los filisteos en Gob, y Elhanán, hijo de Jaare Oregim, de Belén, mató a Goliat[p] el geteo. El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de tejedor(AD). 20 Hubo guerra otra vez en Gat, donde había un hombre de gran estatura que tenía seis dedos en cada mano y seis dedos en cada pie, veinticuatro en total. Él también descendía del gigante(AE). 21 Cuando desafió a Israel, lo mató Jonatán, hijo de Simea, hermano de David. 22 Estos cuatro descendían del gigante en Gat y cayeron por mano de David y por mano de sus siervos(AF).
Footnotes
- 21:2 Lit. habían jurado a.
- 21:2 Lit. herirlos.
- 21:5 Lit. y que tramó contra nosotros para que fuéramos exterminados.
- 21:6 Lit. dejaremos expuestos.
- 21:6 Lit. Yo daré.
- 21:8 Así en dos mss. heb. en algunos mss. de la versión gr. y en la versión siriaca; en el T.M., Mical.
- 21:9 Lit. dejaron expuestos.
- 21:10 Lit. agua fue derramada.
- 21:10 Lit. dio.
- 21:12 Lit. hirieron.
- 21:13 Lit. expuestos.
- 21:16 Heb. Rafá, y así en el resto del cap.
- 21:16 Lit. dijo de herir.
- 21:18 En 1Crón. 20:4, Gezer.
- 21:18 Lit. hirió, y así en los vers. 19 y 21.
- 21:19 En 1Crón. 20:5, Lahmi, hermano de Goliat.
2 Samuel 21
King James Version
21 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired 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 succoured 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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