2 Samuel 21 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

David Avenges the Gibeonites

1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” (Nu 27:21) 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah. (Jos 9:3) 3 And David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the heritage of the Lord?” (1Sa 26:19) 4 The Gibeonites said to him, “It is not a 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 do you say that I shall do for you?” 5 They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel, 6 let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.” (1Sa 10:24; 1Sa 10:26; 1Sa 11:4) 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul’s son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. (1Sa 20:8; 1Sa 20:42; 1Sa 23:18) 8 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 Merab^[1] the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; (Ge 50:23; 1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 3:7) 9 and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest. (Ru 1:22) 10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens. And she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night. (De 21:23) 11 When David was told 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 his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa. (Jos 17:11; 1Sa 31:10; 2Sa 2:4) 13 And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged. 14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father. And they did all that the king commanded. And after that God responded to the plea for the land. (Jos 18:28; 2Sa 24:25)

War with the Philistines

15 There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. 16 And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels^[2] of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. (2Sa 21:18; 2Sa 21:20; 2Sa 21:22) 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.” (2Sa 18:3; 2Sa 22:29; 1Ki 11:36; 1Ki 15:4; 2Ki 8:19; 2Ch 21:7; Ps 132:17)

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18 After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants. (2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:20; 2Sa 21:22; 2Sa 23:27; 1Ch 11:29; 1Ch 20:4; 1Ch 27:11)

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19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.^[3] (1Sa 17:7; 2Sa 23:24; 1Ch 20:5) 20 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. (2Sa 21:16; 2Sa 21:18) 21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. (1Sa 17:10; 1Sa 17:25; 1Sa 17:36; 1Sa 17:45)

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22 These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. (2Sa 21:20)

Bible Kralická

1 Byl pak hlad za dnů Davidových tři léta pořád. I hledal David tváři Hospodinovy. Jemuž řekl Hospodin: Pro Saule a pro dům jeho vražedlný, nebo zmordoval Gabaonitské. 2 Tedy povolav král Gabaonitských, mluvil k nim. (Gabaonitští pak nebyli z synů Izraelských, ale z ostatků Amorejských, jimž ačkoli byli synové Izraelští přísahou se zavázali, však Saul usiloval je vypléniti, v horlivosti své pro syny Izraelské a Judské.) 3 A řekl David Gabaonitským: Což vám učiním a čím vás spokojím, abyste dobrořečili dědictví Hospodinovu? 4 Odpověděli jemu Gabaonitští: Není nám o stříbro ani o zlato činiti s Saulem a domem jeho, ani o bezživotí někoho z Izraele. I řekl: Cožkoli díte, učiním vám. 5 Kteříž řekli králi: Muže toho, kterýž vyhubil nás, a kterýž ukládal o nás, vyhladíme, aby nezůstal v žádných končinách Izraelských. 6 Nechť jest nám dáno sedm mužů z jeho synů, a zvěsíme je Hospodinu u Gabaa Saulova, kteréhož byl vyvolil Hospodin. I řekl král: Já dám. 7 Odpustil pak král Mifibozetovi synu Jonaty, syna Saulova, pro přísahu Hospodinovu, kteráž byla mezi nimi, mezi Davidem a Jonatou synem Saulovým. 8 Ale vzal král dva syny Rizpy dcery Aja, kteréž porodila Saulovi, Armona a Mifibozeta, a pět synů sestry Míkol dcery Saulovy, kteréž byla porodila Adrielovi synu Barzillai Molatitského. 9 I vydal je v ruku Gabaonitských, kteréž zvěšeli na hoře před Hospodinem. A tak kleslo těch sedm spolu, a zbiti jsou při začátku žně, když počínali žíti ječmene. 10 Rizpa pak, dcera Aja, vzavši žíni, prostřela ji sobě na skále při začátku žně, dokudž nepršel na ně déšť s nebe, a nedala ptákům nebeským sedati na ně ve dne, ani přicházeti zvěři polní v noci. 11 Tedy oznámeno jest Davidovi, co učinila Rizpa dcera Aja, ženina Saulova. 12 Protož odšed David, vzal kosti Saulovy a kosti Jonaty syna jeho od starších Jábes Galád, kteříž byli je ukradli na ulici Betsan, kdežto byli je zvěšeli Filistinští v ten den, když porazili Filistinští Saule v Gelboe. 13 Vzal, pravím, odtud kosti Saulovy a kosti Jonaty syna jeho; i kosti těch, kteříž zvěšeni byli, sebrali. 14 A pochovali je s kostmi Saulovými a Jonaty syna jeho, v zemi Beniamin, v Sela, v hrobě Cis otce jeho; a učinili všecko, což byl přikázal král, a potom slitoval se Bůh nad zemí. 15 Vznikla pak opět válka Filistinských proti Izraelovi. I vytáhl David a služebníci jeho s ním, a bili se s Filistinskými, tak že ustal David. 16 Tedy Izbibenob, kterýž byl z synů jednoho obra, (jehož kopí hrot vážil tři sta lotů oceli, a měl připásaný k sobě meč nový), myslil zabiti Davida. 17 Ale retoval ho Abizai syn Sarvie, a raniv toho Filistinského, zabil jej. Protož muži Davidovi přisáhli, řkouce jemu: Nepůjdeš více s námi do boje, abys nezhasil svíce Izraelské. 18 Opět byla válka v Gob s Filistinskými. Tehdáž Sibbechai Chusatský zabil Sáfu, kterýž byl z synů téhož obra. 19 Byla ještě i jiná válka s Filistinskými v Gob, kdež Elchánan syn Járe Oregim Betlémský zabil bratra Goliáše Gittejského, u jehož kopí bylo dřevo jako vratidlo tkadlcovské. 20 Potom byla také válka v Gát. A byl tam muž veliké postavy, kterýž měl u rukou a u noh po šesti prstech, všech čtyřmecítma, a byl také syn toho obra. 21 Ten když haněl Izraele, zabil ho Jonata, syn Semmaa bratra Davidova. 22 Ti čtyři byli synové jednoho obra v Gát, kteříž padli od ruky Davidovy a od ruky služebníků jeho.