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1 In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.
1 Y EN los días de David hubo hambre por tres años consecutivos. Y David consultó á Jehová, y Jehová le dijo: Es por Saúl, y por aquella casa de sangre; porque mató á los Gabaonitas.
2 Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)
2 Entonces el rey llamó á los Gabaonitas, y hablóles. (Los Gabaonitas no eran de los hijos de Israel, sino del residuo de los Amorrheos, á los cuales los hijos de Israel habían hecho juramento: mas Saúl había procurado matarlos con motivo de celo por los hijos de Israel y de Judá.)
3 So David said to the Gibeonites, What may I do for you? how am I to make up to you for your wrongs, so that you may give a blessing to the heritage of the Lord?
3 Dijo pues David á los Gabaonitas: ¿Qué os haré, y con qué expiaré para que bendigáis á la heredad de Jehová?
4 And the Gibeonites said to him, It is not a question of silver and gold between us and Saul or his family; and it is not in our power to put to death any man in Israel. And he said, Say, then, what am I to do for you?
4 Y los Gabaonitas le respondieron: No tenemos nosotros querella sobre plata ni sobre oro con Saúl y con su casa: ni queremos que muera hombre de Israel. Y él les dijo: Lo que vosotros dijereis os haré.
5 And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,
5 Y ellos respondieron al rey: De aquel hombre que nos destruyó, y que maquinó contra nosotros, para extirparnos sin dejar [nada de] nosotros en todo el término de Israel;
6 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.
6 Dénsenos siete varones de sus hijos, para que los ahorquemos á Jehová en Gabaa de Saúl, el escogido de Jehová. Y el rey dijo: Yo los daré.
7 But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.
7 Y perdonó el rey á Mephi-boseth, hijo de Jonathán, hijo de Saúl, por el juramento de Jehová que hubo entre ellos, entre David y Jonathán hijo de Saúl.
8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Saul to whom Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth; and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whose father was Adriel, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
8 Mas tomó el rey dos hijos de Rispa hija de Aja, los cuales ella había parido á Saúl, [á saber], á Armoni y á Mephi-boseth; y cinco hijos de Michâl hija de Saúl, los cuales ella había parido á Adriel, hijo de Barzillai Molathita;
9 And he gave them up to the Gibeonites, and they put them to death, hanging them on the mountain before the Lord; all seven came to their end together in the first days of the grain-cutting, at the start of the cutting of the barley.
9 Y entrególos en manos de los Gabaonitas, y ellos los ahorcaron en el monte delante de Jehová: y murieron juntos aquellos siete, los cuales fueron muertos en el tiempo de la siega, en los primeros días, en el principio de la siega de las cebadas.
10 And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took haircloth, placing it on the rock as a bed for herself, from the start of the grain-cutting till rain came down on them from heaven; and she did not let the birds of the air come near them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.
10 Tomando luego Rispa hija de Aja un saco, tendióselo sobre un peñasco, desde el principio de la siega hasta que llovió sobre ellos agua del cielo; y no dejó á ninguna ave del cielo asentarse sobre ellos de día, ni bestias del campo de noche.
11 And news was given to David of what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, one of Saul's wives, had done.
11 Y fué dicho á David lo que hacía Rispa hija de Aja, concubina de Saúl.
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them away secretly from the public place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had put them, hanging up the bodies there on the day when they put Saul to death in Gilboa:
12 Entonces David fué, y tomó los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de Jonathán su hijo, de los hombres de Jabes de Galaad, que los habían hurtado de la plaza de Beth-san, donde los habían colgado los Filisteos, cuando deshicieron los Filisteos á Saúl en Gilboa:
13 And he took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from that place; and they got together the bones of those who had been put to death by hanging.
13 E hizo llevar de allí los huesos de Saúl y los huesos de Jonathán su hijo; y juntaron también los huesos de los ahorcados.
14 And they put them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the resting-place of Kish, his father, in Zela in the country of Benjamin; they did all the king had given them orders to do. And after that, God gave ear to their prayers for the land.
14 Y sepultaron los huesos de Saúl y los de su hijo Jonathán en tierra de Benjamín, en Sela, en el sepulcro de Cis su padre; é hicieron todo lo que el rey había mandado. Después se aplacó Dios con la tierra.
15 And the Philistines went to war again with Israel; and David went down with his people, and while they were at Gob they had a fight with the Philistines:
15 Y como los Filisteos tornaron á hacer guerra á Israel, descendió David y sus siervos con él, y pelearon con los Filisteos: y David se cansó.
16 And there came against David one of the offspring of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, and having a new sword, he made an attempt to put David to death.
16 En esto Isbi-benob, el cual era de los hijos del gigante, y el peso de cuya lanza era [de] trescientos siclos de metal, y tenía él ceñida una nueva [espada], trató de herir á David:
17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his help, and, turning on the Philistine, gave him his death-blow. Then David's men took an oath, and said, Never again are you to go out with us to the fight, so that you may not put out the light of Israel.
17 Mas Abisai hijo de Sarvia le socorrió, é hirió al Filisteo, y matólo. Entonces los hombres de David le juraron, diciendo: Nunca más de aquí adelante saldrás con nosotros á batalla, porque no apagues la lámpara de Israel.
18 Now after this there was war with the Philistines again at Gob, and Sibbecai the Hushathite put to death Saph, one of the offspring of the Rephaim.
18 Otra segunda guerra hubo después en Gob contra los Filisteos: entonces Sibechâi Husathita hirió á Saph, que era de los hijos del gigante.
19 And again there was war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan, the son of Jair the Beth-lehemite, put to death Goliath the Gittite, the stem of whose spear was like a cloth-worker's rod.
19 Otra guerra hubo en Gob contra los Filisteos, en la cual Elhanan, hijo de Jaare-oregim de Beth-lehem, hirió á Goliath Getheo, el asta de cuya lanza era como un enjullo de telar.
20 And again there was war at Gath, where there was a very tall man, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on his hands and six toes on his feet; he was one of the offspring of the Rephaim.
20 Después hubo otra guerra en Gath, donde hubo un hombre de grande altura, el cual tenía doce dedos en las manos, y otros doce en los pies, veinticuatro en todos: y también era de los hijos del gigante.
21 And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.
21 Este desafió á Israel, y matólo Jonathán, hijo de Sima hermano de David.
22 These four were of the offspring of the Rephaim in Gath; and they came to their end by the hands of David and his servants.
22 Estos cuatro le habían nacido al gigante en Gath, los cuales cayeron por la mano de David, y por la mano de sus siervos.

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  • Adriel

    Husband of Saul's daughter Merab

    Adriel of Meholah, son of Barzillai the Meholathite, who received Saul's daughter Merab in marriage and fathered five sons who were handed over to the Gibeonites.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 21:8

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  • Aiah

    Father of Rizpah

    Named as the father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:7; 2 Samuel 21:8

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  • Armoni

    Son of Saul and Rizpah

    One of the two sons Rizpah bore to Saul, handed over by David to the Gibeonites and hanged.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:8

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  • Barzillai

    Father of Adriel

    Called Barzillai the Meholathite, the father of Adriel who married Saul's daughter Merab.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:8

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  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Elhanan

    Bethlehemite who slew a giant

    Elhanan son of Jair, a Bethlehemite, who in a battle with the Philistines at Gob killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5

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  • Jair

    Father of Elhanan

    Named as the father of Elhanan the Bethlehemite, who killed Goliath's brother.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5

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  • Jonathan

    Killed a giant of Gath

    A son of David's brother Shimei, who killed the six-fingered descendant of Rapha who taunted Israel at Gath.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:21; 1 Chronicles 20:7

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  • Mephibosheth

    Son of Saul and Rizpah

    One of the two sons Rizpah bore to Saul, handed over by David to the Gibeonites and hanged with his brother Armoni and five sons of Merab.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:8

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  • Rizpah

    Saul's concubine

    Saul's concubine, the daughter of Aiah, who bore Saul two sons and, after they were hanged by the Gibeonites, guarded their bodies from the birds and beasts from the harvest until…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:7; 2 Samuel 21:8; 2 Samuel 21:10

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  • Saph

    Giant killed by Sibbecai

    One of the descendants of Rapha, killed by Sibbecai the Hushathite in a battle with the Philistines at Gob.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 20:4

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  • Sibbecai

    Killed the giant Saph

    Sibbecai the Hushathite, who killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha, in a battle with the Philistines at Gob. 1 Chronicles 11:29 lists Sibbecai where 2 Samuel 23:27 reads…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:18; 2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:29

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Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Joshua 7:11–12; Genesis 26:1; Genesis 12:10; 1 Samuel 23:4; 1 Kings 18:2
  2. 2 Joshua 9:3–21; 2 Kings 10:31; 1 Samuel 15:8–9; Romans 10:2; 2 Kings 10:16
  3. 3 Hebrews 9:22; 2 Samuel 20:19; 1 Samuel 26:19; Micah 6:6–7; Hebrews 10:4–12
  4. 4 1 Peter 1:18–19; Psalm 49:6–8
  5. 5 2 Samuel 21:1; Matthew 7:2; Daniel 9:26; Esther 9:24–25
  6. 6 1 Samuel 10:24; Numbers 25:4–5; 1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 11:4; 2 Samuel 18:10
  7. 7 1 Samuel 23:18; 1 Samuel 18:3; 2 Samuel 4:4; 1 Samuel 20:15; 1 Samuel 20:8
  8. 8 1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 3:7
  9. 9 Ruth 1:22; Deuteronomy 21:1–9; Numbers 35:31–34; 2 Samuel 21:6; 2 Kings 24:3–4
  10. 10 Deuteronomy 21:23; 2 Samuel 3:7; 1 Kings 18:41–45; Joel 2:23; 1 Kings 21:27
  11. 11 2 Samuel 2:4; Ruth 2:11–12
  12. 12 1 Samuel 31:10–13; Joshua 17:11; 1 Chronicles 10:1; 2 Samuel 1:21; 1 Samuel 28:4
  13. 14 Joshua 18:28; 2 Samuel 24:25; Joshua 7:26; Zechariah 6:8; 2 Samuel 3:32
  14. 15 Joshua 14:10–11; Psalm 71:9; 2 Samuel 5:17; 2 Samuel 5:25; Ecclesiastes 12:3
  15. 16 2 Samuel 21:20; 2 Samuel 21:18; Deuteronomy 9:2; Deuteronomy 3:11; 2 Samuel 5:18
  16. 17 1 Kings 11:36; 2 Samuel 18:3; Psalm 132:17; 1 Kings 15:4; 2 Samuel 14:7
  17. 18 1 Chronicles 11:29; 2 Samuel 21:20; 1 Chronicles 27:11; 2 Samuel 21:16; 2 Samuel 21:22
  18. 19 1 Chronicles 20:5; 1 Samuel 17:4–11; 1 Chronicles 11:26
  19. 20 2 Samuel 21:18; 2 Samuel 21:16; 1 Chronicles 20:6
  20. 21 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:10; 1 Samuel 17:25–26; 1 Samuel 17:3
  21. 22 1 Chronicles 20:8; Romans 8:31; Jeremiah 9:23; Joshua 14:12; Ecclesiastes 9:11

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