2 Samuel 21:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 21:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 21:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh.” The king said, “I will give them.””

2 Samuel 21:6 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 21:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them. ”

2 Samuel 21:6 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 21:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“let there be given to us seven men of his sons, and we have hanged them before Jehovah, in the height of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah.' And the king saith, `I do give;'”

2 Samuel 21:6 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 21:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“let seven men of his sons be given up to us, and we will hang them up to Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give [them]. ”

2 Samuel 21:6 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 21:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let seuen men of his sonnes be deliuered vnto vs, and we will hang them vp vnto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the Lordes chosen. And the King said, I will giue them.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 21:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 21

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,

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.

7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

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What Does 2 Samuel 21:6 Mean?

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