2 Samuel 21:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”
2 Samuel 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.””
2 Samuel 21:1 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 21:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. ”
2 Samuel 21:1 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, `For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'”
2 Samuel 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for [his] house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites. ”
2 Samuel 21:1 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then there was a famine in the dayes of Dauid, three yeeres together: and Dauid asked counsell of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloodie house, because hee slewe the Gibeonites.”
2 Samuel 21:1 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 21:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 21
1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
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?
What Does 2 Samuel 21:1 Mean?
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