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 Gib'eonites to death."
2 So the king called the Gib'eonites. Now the Gib'eonites 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 slay them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
3 And David said to the Gib'eonites, "What shall I do for you? And how shall I make expiation, that you may bless the heritage of the LORD?"
4 The Gib'eonites 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 up before the LORD at Gibeon on the mountain of the LORD." And the king said, "I will give them."
7 But the king spared Mephib'osheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the oath of the LORD which was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
8 The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, whom she bore to Saul, Armo'ni and Mephib'osheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to A'dri-el the son of Barzil'lai the Meho'lathite;
9 and he gave them into the hands of the Gib'eonites, 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.
10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah 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.
11 When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, 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 Ja'besh-gil'ead, 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 Gilbo'a;
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 heeded supplications for the land.
15 The Philistines had war again with Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines; and David grew weary.
16 And Ish'bi-be'nob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was girded with a new sword, thought to kill David.
17 But Abi'shai the son of Zeru'iah came to his aid, and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men adjured him, "You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel."
18 After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; then Sib'becai the Hu'shathite slew Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants.
19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'areor'egim, the Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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.
21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-i, David's brother, slew him.
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.
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2 Samuel 21 describes how David faced hunger in Israel, which lasted for three years. He consulted the Lord, who told him that the cause of hunger was the fact that Saul had broken a deal with the Gibeonites, exterminating them. David then called the Gibeonites and asked how he could compensate them for the injustice committed by Saul. The Gibeonites demanded seven men from Saul's family to be executed, and David agreed. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in 2 Samuel 21:
Deuteronomy 7:9: "Thou shalt know that the Lord thy God is God, the faithful God, who keeps the covenant and mercy toward those who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations." This verse talks about God's faithfulness to fulfill His pacts and to be merciful to those who love and obey their commandments. This is related to the fact that Saul broke the pact with the Gibeonites, which resulted in negative consequences for Israel.
Exodus 20:5: "Thou shalt not go to you before them or thou shalt serve them; for I, the Lord thy God, I am the zealous God, who visits the iniquity of parents in their children, until the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." This verse talks about God's punishment for ancestors committed by ancestors, which can affect future generations. This is related to the fact that Saul broke the pact with the Gibeonites, which resulted in negative consequences for Israel.
Proverbs 17:15: "Which justifies the wicked, and what condemns the righteous, both are abominable to the Lord." This verse talks about God's righteousness and his repulsion for those who justify the wicked and condemn the righteous. This is related to the fact that David took action to compensate for the Gibeonites for Saul's injustice.
Proverbs 20:22: "Do not say, I will take revenge on evil; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you." This verse talks about the importance of trusting God and not seeking revenge. This relates to the fact that David trusted God to show him how to compensate the Gibeonites for the injustice committed by Saul.
Proverbs 22:8: "What sows wickedness shall sear evils; and with the rod of its own indignation will be extinguished." This verse talks about the consequences of wickedness and evil, which will eventually reach those who sow them. This is related to the fact that Saul's injustice had negative consequences for Israel, including the hunger they faced.
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