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2. Samuelsbok 21,2

IsraelJudah

1 Nå var det hungersnød i Davids dager i tre år, år etter år; og David spurte Herren. Herren sa, "Det er på grunn av Saul og hans blodige hus, fordi han drepte gibeonittene."

Så kongen kalte gibeonittene og talte til dem. (Nå var gibeonittene ikke av Israels barn, men av restene av amorittene, og Israels barn hadde sverget til dem; men Saul hadde søkt å slå dem ned i sin iver for Israels barn og Juda.)

3 Så sa David til gibeonittene, "Hva skal jeg gjøre for dere, og hvordan skal jeg gjøre soning, slik at dere kan velsigne Herrens arv?"

4 Gibeonittene sa til ham, "Vi har ingen krav på sølv eller gull med Saul eller hans hus, og det er ikke for oss å sette noen mann til døden i Israel." Så sa han, "Jeg vil gjøre for dere hva dere sier."

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BSB
At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
KJV
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.)
WEB
The king called the Gibeonites and said to 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 to them; and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
ASV
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 for the children of Israel and Judah);
DARBY
And the king called the Gibeonites, and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to smite them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.)
BLB
And the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (And the Gibeonites, they [were] not of the sons of Israel, for [they were] only of the remnant of the Amorite. And the sons of Israel had sworn protection to them, and Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah.)
ÅB
Kongen lot da gibeonittene kalle og talte med dem. Gibeonittene hørte ikke til Israels barn, men var av de amoritter som var blitt tilbake i landet, og Israels barn hadde svoret dem en ed, men Saul søkte å slå dem ihjel i sin nidkjærhet for Israels og Judas barn.
OTB
Så kongen kalte gibeonittene og talte til dem. (Nå var gibeonittene ikke av Israels barn, men av restene av amorittene, og Israels barn hadde sverget til dem; men Saul hadde søkt å slå dem ned i sin iver for Israels barn og Juda.)
B1930
Kongen lot da gibeonittene kalle og talte med dem. Gibeonittene hørte ikke til Israels barn, men var av de amoritter som var blitt tilbake i landet, og Israels barn hadde svoret dem en ed, men Saul søkte å slå dem ihjel i sin nidkjærhet for Israels og Judas barn.

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