Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang
The king answered, “I will hand them over.”
New American Standard Bible
let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
is to have seven of his sons turned over to us. We will hang them in the presence of the LORD at Gibeah, which belonged to Saul, whom the LORD chose."
A Conservative Version
let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to LORD in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of LORD. And the king said, I will give them.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
let seven men [chosen] from his sons (descendants) be given to us and we will hang them before the Lord [that is, put them on display, impaled with broken legs and arms] in
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Seven men of his sons shall be given to us and we will hang them up before Jehovah in the hill of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king will say, I will give.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
let seven men from his sons be given over to us, and we will execute them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen one of Yahweh." Then the king said, "I will give them over."
Modern King James verseion
let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, that we may hang them up unto the LORD, in Gibeah of Saul the LORD's elect." And David said, "I will give them you."
NET Bible
let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, who was the Lord's chosen one." The king replied, "I will turn them over."
New Heart English Bible
let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD." The king said, "I will give them."
The Emphasized Bible
let there be delivered up to us - seven men of his sons, and we will crucify them unto Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. And the king said, I, will deliver them up.
Webster
Let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose. And the king said, I will give them.
World English Bible
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
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;'
Themes
Covenant » Of men with men » Breach of, punished
David » King of israel » Death and burial of saul and his sons
gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Seven sons of saul killed at, to avenge the inhabitants of
Gibeonites » Effected the destruction of the remnant of saul's house
saul » King of israel » Kills the gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 21:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Famine Brings Justice
5
They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,
6 let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang
The king answered, “I will hand them over.”
7
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.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:24
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen?
And all the people shouted,
1 Samuel 10:26
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah,
1 Samuel 11:4
When the messengers came to Gibeah,
Genesis 40:19
In just three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from off you—and hang you on a tree.
Genesis 40:22
But Pharaoh hanged
Numbers 25:4-5
The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute
Deuteronomy 21:22
“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
Joshua 8:29
He hung
Joshua 10:26
After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung
1 Samuel 9:16-17
“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over My people Israel.
1 Samuel 10:1
Samuel took the flask of oil,
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his affairs in order
2 Samuel 18:10
One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”
Ezra 6:11
I also issue a decree concerning any man who interferes with this directive:
Let a beam be torn from his house and raised up; he will be impaled on it, and his house will be made into a garbage dump because of this offense.
Esther 9:10
They killed these 10 sons
Esther 9:13-14
Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews who are in Susa also have tomorrow
Matthew 27:5
So he threw the silver into the sanctuary
Acts 13:21
Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.