Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

2 Samuel 21

1 The three years' famine for the Gibeonites ceaseth, by hanging seven of Saul's sons. 10 Rizpah's kindness unto the dead. 12 David burrieth the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's sepulchre. 15 Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of David slay four giants.

 21:1 ¶ Then there was x1961 a famine 7458 in the dayes 3117 of Dauid 1732 three 7969 yeeres, 8141 yeere 8141 after 310 yeere, 8141 and Dauid 1732 enquired 1245 z8762 x6440 of y6440 the LORD. 3068 And the LORD 3068 answered, 559 z8799 [It is] for x413 Saul, 7586 and for x413 [his] bloodie 1818 house, 1004 because x5921 x834 he slew 4191 z8689 x853 the Gibeonites. 1393

 21:2 And the king 4428 called 7121 z8799 the Gibeonites, 1393 and said 559 z8799 vnto x413 them, (now the Gibeonites 1393 were not x3808 of the children 1121 x4480 of Israel, 3478 but x3588 x518 of the remnant 3499 x4480 of the Amorites, 567 and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 had sworne 7650 z8738 vnto them: and Saul 7586 sought 1245 z8762 to slay 5221 z8687 them, in his zeale 7065 z8763 to the children 1121 of Israel 3478 and Iudah) 3063

 21:3 Wherefore Dauid 1732 said 559 z8799 vnto x413 the Gibeonites, 1393 What x4100 shall I doe 6213 z8799 for you? and wherwith x4100 shall I make the atonement, 3722 z8762 that ye may blesse 1288 z8761 x853 the inheritance 5159 of the LORD? 3068

 21:4 And the Gibeonites 1393 saide 559 z8799 vnto him, We will haue no x369 siluer 3701 nor golde 2091 of 5973 Saul, 7586 nor of x5973 his house, 1004 neither x369 for vs shalt thou kill 4191 z8687 any man 376 in Israel. 3478 And he said, 559 z8799 What x4100 you x859 shall say, 559 z8802 [that] will I doe 6213 z8799 for you.

 21:5 And they answered 559 z8799 x413 the king, 4428 The man 376 that x834 consumed 3615 z8765 vs, and that x834 deuised 1819 z8765 against vs, [that] we should be destroied 8045 z8738 from remaining 3320 z8692 x4480 in any x3605 of the coasts 1366 of Israel, 3478

 21:6 Let seuen 7651 men y582 x376 of his sonnes 1121 x4480 bee deliuered 5414 z8714 vnto vs, and wee will hang x3363 them vp y3363 z8689 vnto the LORD 3068 in Gibeah 1390 of Saul, 7586 [whome] the LORD 3068 did chuse. 972 And the king 4428 said, 559 z8799 I x589 will giue 5414 z8799 [them].

 21:7 But the king 4428 spared 2550 z8799 x5921 Mephibosheth 4648 the sonne 1121 of Ionathan 3083 the sonne 1121 of Saul, 7586 because x5921 of the LORDS 3068 othe 7621 that x834 was between x996 them, betweene x996 Dauid, 1732 and Ionathan 3083 the sonne 1121 of Saul. 7586

 21:8 But the king 4428 tooke 3947 z8799 x853 the two 8147 sons 1121 of Rizpah 7532 the daughter 1323 of Aiah, 345 whom x834 she bare 3205 z8804 vnto Saul, 7586 x853 Armoni 764 and Mephibosheth, 4648 and the fiue 2568 sonnes 1121 of Michal 4324 the daughter 1323 of Saul, 7586 whome x834 she brought vp 3205 z8804 for Adriel 5741 the sonne 1121 of Barzillai 1271 the Meholathite. 4259

 21:9 And hee deliuered 5414 z8799 them into the hands 3027 of the Gibeonites, 1393 and they hanged 3363 z8686 them in the hill 2022 before 6440 the LORD: 3068 and they fell 5307 z8799 all seuen 7651 z8675 y7659 together, 3162 and were put to death 4191 z8717 in the dayes 3117 of haruest, 7105 in the first 7223 [dayes], in the beginning 8462 of barley 8184 haruest. 7105

 21:10 ¶ And Rizpah 7532 the daughter 1323 of Aiah 345 tooke 3947 z8799 x853 sackecloth, 8242 and spread 5186 z8686 it for her vpon x413 the rocke, 6697 from the beginning 8462 x4480 of haruest, 7105 vntill x5704 water 4325 dropped 5413 z8738 vpon x5921 them out of x4480 heauen, 8064 and suffered 5414 z8804 neither x3808 the birds 5775 of the aire 8064 to rest 5117 z8800 on x5921 them by day, 3119 nor the beastes 2416 of the fielde 7704 by night. 3915

 21:11 And it was tolde 5046 z8714 Dauid 1732 x853 what x834 Rizpah 7532 the daughter 1323 of Aiah 345 the concubine 6370 of Saul 7586 had done. 6213 z8804

 21:12 ¶ And Dauid 1732 went y3212 z8799 x1980 and tooke 3947 z8799 x853 the bones 6106 of Saul, 7586 and the bones 6106 of Ionathan 3083 his sonne 1121 from x4480 x854 the men 1167 of Iabesh Gilead, 3003 1568 which x834 had stollen 1589 z8804 them from the street 7339 x4480 of Bethshan 1052 where x834 x8033 the Philistines 6430 had hanged 8511 z8804 z8675 y8518 them, when 3117 the Philistines 6430 had slaine 5221 z8687 x853 Saul 7586 in Gilboa. 1533

 21:13 And hee brought vp 5927 z8686 from thence x4480 x8033 x853 the bones 6106 of Saul, 7586 and the bones 6106 of Ionathan 3083 his sonne, 1121 and they gathered 622 z8799 x853 the bones 6106 of them that were hanged. 3363 z8716

 21:14 And x853 the bones 6106 of Saul 7586 and Ionathan 3083 his sonne 1121 buried 6912 z8799 they in the countrey 776 of Beniamin 1144 in Zelah, 6762 in the sepulchre 6913 of Kish 7027 his father: 1 and they perfourmed 6213 z8799 all x3605 that x834 the king 4428 commanded: 6680 z8765 and after y310 that, x310 x3651 God 430 was entreated 6279 z8735 for the land. 776

 21:15 ¶ Moreouer, the Philistines 6430 had x1961 yet warre 4421 againe with x854 Israel, 3478 and Dauid 1732 went down, 3381 z8799 and his seruants 5650 with x5973 him, and fought y3898 z8735 against x3898 x853 the Philistines, 6430 and Dauid 1732 waxed faint. 5774 z8799

 21:16 And Ishbi-benob 3430 which x834 [was] of the sonnes 3211 of the gyant, y7497 x7498 (the weight 4948 of whose speare 7013 weighed three 7969 hundred 3967 shekels of brasse 5178 in weight) 4948 he x1931 being girded 2296 z8803 with a new 2319 [sword], thought 559 z8799 to haue slaine 5221 z8687 x853 Dauid. 1732

 21:17 But Abishai 52 the sonne 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 succoured 5826 z8799 him, and smote 5221 z8686 x853 the Philistine, 6430 and killed 4191 z8686 him. Then x227 the men y582 x376 of Dauid 1732 sware 7650 z8738 vnto him, saying, 559 z8800 Thou shalt goe 3318 z8799 no x3808 more x5750 out with vs to battell, 4421 that thou quench 3518 z8762 not x3808 x853 the light 5216 of Israel. 3478

 21:18 And it came to passe x1961 after x310 this, y310 x3651 that there was x1961 againe x5750 a battell 4421 with x5973 the Philistines 6430 at Gob: 1359 then x227 Sibbechai 5444 the Hushathite 2843 slew 5221 z8689 x853 Saph, 5593 which x834 [was] of the sonnes 3211 of the Gyant. y7497 x7498

 21:19 And there was x1961 againe x5750 a battell 4421 in Gob, 1359 with x5973 the Philistines, 6430 where Elhanan 445 the sonne 1121 of Iaare-Oregim 3296 a Bethlehemite, 1022 slewe 5221 z8686 [the brother of] x853 Goliath 1555 the Gittite, 1663 the staffe 6086 of whose speare 2595 [was] like a weauers 707 z8802 beame. 4500

 21:20 And there was x1961 yet x5750 a battell 4421 in Gath, 1661 where was x1961 a man 376 of [great] stature, 4055 y4067 z8675 that had on euery hand 3027 sixe 8337 fingers, 676 and on euery foote 7272 sixe 8337 toes, 676 foure 702 and twenty 6242 in number, 4557 and he x1931 also x1571 was borne 3205 z8795 to the Gyant. y7497 x7498

 21:21 And when he defied 2778 z8762 x853 Israel, 3478 Ionathan 3083 the sonne 1121 of Shimea 8092 the brother 251 of Dauid, 1732 slew 5221 z8686 him.

 21:22 These x428 x853 foure 702 were borne 3205 z8795 to the Gyant y7497 x7498 in Gath, 1661 and fell 5307 z8799 by the hand 3027 of Dauid, 1732 and by the hand 3027 of his seruants. 5650