2 Samuel 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
2 Samuel 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and David said to the Gibeonites, “What should I do for you? And with what should I make atonement, that you may bless Yahweh’s inheritance?””
2 Samuel 21:3 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah? ”
2 Samuel 21:3 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, David saith unto the Gibeonites, `What do I do for you? and with what do I make atonement? and bless ye the inheritance of Jehovah.'”
2 Samuel 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and with what shall I make atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of Jehovah? ”
2 Samuel 21:3 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said vnto the Gibeonites, What shall I doe for you, and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may blesse the inheritance of the Lord?”
2 Samuel 21:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 21:3 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?
4 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,
What Does 2 Samuel 21:3 Mean?
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