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2 Samuel 21:4

2 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.)

3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

5 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

6 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.

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BSB
The Gibeonites said to him, “We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house, nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us.” “Whatever you ask, I will do for you,” he replied.
KJV
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
WEB
The Gibeonites said to him, “It is no 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.” He said, “I will do for you whatever you say.”
ASV
And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no 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 ye shall say, that will I do for you.
DARBY
And the Gibeonites said to him, As to Saul and his house, it is with us no question of receiving silver or gold, neither is it for us to have any man put to death in Israel. And he said, What ye say will I do for you.
BLB
And the Gibeonites said to him, “We will have no silver or gold from Saul or from his house, and no man to put to death in Israel.” And he said, “What are you⁺ saying I can do for you⁺.”
ÅB
Gibeonittene svarte: Vi krever ikke sølv eller gull hos Saul og hans hus, og vi har ikke rett til å drepe noen mann i Israel. Han sa: Hva dere krever, vil jeg gjøre for dere.
OTB
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."
B1930
Gibeonittene svarte: Vi krever ikke sølv eller gull hos Saul og hans hus, og vi har ikke rett til å drepe nogen mann i Israel. Han sa: Hvad I krever, vil jeg gjøre for eder.

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