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2 Samuel 21:9

7 Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.

10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

11 When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,

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BSB
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
KJV
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
WEB
He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites; and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and all seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
ASV
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Jehovah, and they fell [all] seven together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
DARBY
and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before Jehovah. And they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the first days of the harvest, in the beginning of barley harvest.
BLB
and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the face of YHWH. And they fell seven together, and they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first [days] in the beginning of the harvest of barley.
ÅB
og overgav dem til gibeonittene, og de hengte dem opp på fjellet for Herrens åsyn; de omkom alle syv på en gang. Det var i de første dager av høsten, i begynnelsen av bygghøsten, de ble drept.
OTB
Så overgav han dem til gibeonittene, og de hengte dem på fjellet for Herren. Så falt de sju sammen, og de ble satt til døden i de første dagene av innhøstingen, ved begynnelsen av bygginnhøstingen.
B1930
og overgav dem til gibeonittene, og de hengte dem op på fjellet for Herrens åsyn; de omkom alle syv på en gang. Det var i de første dager av høsten, i begynnelsen av bygghøsten, de blev drept.

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  • Ruth 1:22

    So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:1–9

    If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,

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  • Numbers 35:31–34

    You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.

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  • 2 Samuel 21:6

    let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.

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  • 2 Kings 24:3–4

    Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,

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  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:21

    But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,

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