2 Samuel 21:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 21:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 21:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 21:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.”
2 Samuel 21:7 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 21:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. ”
2 Samuel 21:7 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 21:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that <FI>is<Fi> between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;”
2 Samuel 21:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 21:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. ”
2 Samuel 21:7 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 21:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the King had compassion on Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, because of the Lordes othe, that was betweene them, euen betweene Dauid and Ionathan the sonne of Saul.”
2 Samuel 21:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 21:7 in Context — 2 Samuel 21
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:
9 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.
What Does 2 Samuel 21:7 Mean?
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