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2 Samuel 21:5
So they said to the king, "Saul destroyed us and planned to keep us from staying in any land of Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,
They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,
Hebrew Names Version
They said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Yisra'el,
They said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Yisra'el,
King James Version
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,
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,
Lexham English Bible
Then they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who plotted against us so that we were destroyed from existing in all of the territory of Israel,
Then they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who plotted against us so that we were destroyed from existing in all of the territory of Israel,
English Standard Version
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
New Century Version
The Gibeonites said, "Saul made plans against us and tried to destroy all our people who are left in the land of Israel.
The Gibeonites said, "Saul made plans against us and tried to destroy all our people who are left in the land of Israel.
New English Translation
They replied to the king, "As for this man who exterminated us and who schemed against us so that we were destroyed and left without status throughout all the borders of Israel—
They replied to the king, "As for this man who exterminated us and who schemed against us so that we were destroyed and left without status throughout all the borders of Israel—
Amplified Bible
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to exterminate us from remaining in any territory of Israel,
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to exterminate us from remaining in any territory of Israel,
New American Standard Bible
So they said to the king, "The man who destroyed us and who planned to eliminate us so that we would not exist within any border of Israel—
So they said to the king, "The man who destroyed us and who planned to eliminate us so that we would not exist within any border of Israel—
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they answered the King, The man that consumed vs and that imagined euill against vs, so that we are destroyed from remaining in any coast of Israel,
Then they answered the King, The man that consumed vs and that imagined euill against vs, so that we are destroyed from remaining in any coast of Israel,
Legacy Standard Bible
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who planned to eradicate us from standing within any border of Israel,
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who planned to eradicate us from standing within any border of Israel,
Contemporary English Version
They replied, "Saul tried to kill all our people so that none of us would be left in the land of Israel.
They replied, "Saul tried to kill all our people so that none of us would be left in the land of Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
They answered the king, "The man who ruined us, who schemed against us so that we would cease to exist anywhere in Isra'el's territory —
They answered the king, "The man who ruined us, who schemed against us so that we would cease to exist anywhere in Isra'el's territory —
Darby Translation
And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in all the borders of Israel,
And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in all the borders of Israel,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Gibeonites said to King David, "The person who plotted against us was Saul. He is the one who tried to destroy all our people living in the land of Israel.
The Gibeonites said to King David, "The person who plotted against us was Saul. He is the one who tried to destroy all our people living in the land of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to the king, The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us so that we should not remain in all the territory of Israel,
And they said to the king, The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us so that we should not remain in all the territory of Israel,
Good News Translation
They answered, "Saul wanted to destroy us and leave none of us alive anywhere in Israel.
They answered, "Saul wanted to destroy us and leave none of us alive anywhere in Israel.
Literal Translation
And they said to the king, The man who destroyed us and schemed against us that we be wasted from standing in all the border of Israel was Saul .
And they said to the king, The man who destroyed us and schemed against us that we be wasted from standing in all the border of Israel was Saul .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They sayde vnto ye kynge: The man that hath destroyed vs and broughte vs to naughte, shulde we destroye, that nothinge be lefte him in all the coastes of Israel.
They sayde vnto ye kynge: The man that hath destroyed vs and broughte vs to naughte, shulde we destroye, that nothinge be lefte him in all the coastes of Israel.
American Standard Version
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Bible in Basic English
And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,
And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They aunswered the king: The man that consumed vs, and imagined to bring vs to naught, that we are destroyed from remaining in any of the coastes of Israel:
They aunswered the king: The man that consumed vs, and imagined to bring vs to naught, that we are destroyed from remaining in any of the coastes of Israel:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they said unto the king: 'The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, so that we have been destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
And they said unto the king: 'The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, so that we have been destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
King James Version (1611)
And they answered the king, The man that consumed vs, and that deuised against vs, that we should be destroied from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
And they answered the king, The man that consumed vs, and that deuised against vs, that we should be destroied from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, What say ye? speak, and I will do it for you. And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly destroy him, so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of Israel.
And he said, What say ye? speak, and I will do it for you. And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly destroy him, so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of Israel.
English Revised Version
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Berean Standard Bible
And they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
And they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whiche seiden to the king, We owen to do awei so the man, that `al to brak ethir defoulide vs, and oppresside wickidli, that not oon sotheli be residue of his generacioun in alle the coostis of Israel.
Whiche seiden to the king, We owen to do awei so the man, that `al to brak ethir defoulide vs, and oppresside wickidli, that not oon sotheli be residue of his generacioun in alle the coostis of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And they say unto the king, `The man who consumed us, and who devised against us -- we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the border of Israel --
And they say unto the king, `The man who consumed us, and who devised against us -- we have been destroyed from stationing ourselves in all the border of Israel --
Update Bible Version
And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
And they said to the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
Webster's Bible Translation
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us [that] we should be destroyed from remaining within the borders of Israel,
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us [that] we should be destroyed from remaining within the borders of Israel,
World English Bible
They said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
They said to the king, The man who consumed us, and who devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
New King James Version
Then they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel,
Then they answered the king, "As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the territories of Israel,
New Living Translation
Then they replied, "It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of Israel.
Then they replied, "It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the territory of Israel.
New Revised Standard
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel—
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said they unto the king, The man who consumed us, and who thought to have destroyed us from taking a place within any of the bounds of Israel,
Then said they unto the king, The man who consumed us, and who thought to have destroyed us from taking a place within any of the bounds of Israel,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to the king: The man that crushed us and oppressed us unjustly, we must destroy in such manner that there be not so much as one left of his stock in all the coasts of Israel.
And they said to the king: The man that crushed us and oppressed us unjustly, we must destroy in such manner that there be not so much as one left of his stock in all the coasts of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
They said to the king, "The man who consumed us and planned to destroy us, so that we should have no place in all the territory of Israel,
THE MESSAGE
Then they told the king, "The man who tried to get rid of us, who schemed to wipe us off the map of Israel—well, let seven of his sons be handed over to us to be executed—hanged before God at Gibeah of Saul, the holy mountain." And David agreed, "I'll hand them over to you."
Then they told the king, "The man who tried to get rid of us, who schemed to wipe us off the map of Israel—well, let seven of his sons be handed over to us to be executed—hanged before God at Gibeah of Saul, the holy mountain." And David agreed, "I'll hand them over to you."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who planned to exterminate us from remaining within any border of Israel,
So they said to the king, "The man who consumed us and who planned to exterminate us from remaining within any border of Israel,
Contextual Overview
1 While David was king there was a time without food for three years. David went to the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his house of blood, for he put the Gibeonites to death." 2 So the king called the Gibeonites. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the people who were left of the Amorites. The sons of Israel had made an agreement with them. But Saul had wanted to kill them because he thought so much of the sons of Israel and Judah.) 3 David said to the Gibeonites, "What should I do for you? How can I pay for the sin, so you may bring good to the land of the Lord?" 4 The Gibeonites said to him, "We will take no silver or gold from Saul or his family. And it is not for us to put any man to death in Israel." David said, "I will do for you whatever you say." 5 So they said to the king, "Saul destroyed us and planned to keep us from staying in any land of Israel. 6 Let seven men from his sons be given to us. We will hang them before the Lord at Gibeon on the Lord's mountain." And the king said, "I will give them." 7 But the king kept alive Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because David had made a promise to Saul's son Jonathan before the Lord. 8 The king took the two sons of Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had born to Saul. And he took the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whom she had born to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 9 He gave them to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the Lord. The seven of them died together. They were put to death in the first days of gathering time, when the barley was ready to gather.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The man: 2 Samuel 21:1, Esther 9:24, Esther 9:25, Matthew 7:2
devised: or, cut us off, Daniel 9:26
Cross-References
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him and said, "I am God All-powerful. Obey Me, and be without blame.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him and said, "I am God All-powerful. Obey Me, and be without blame.
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed. He said to himself, "Will a child be born to a man who is 100 years old?
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed. He said to himself, "Will a child be born to a man who is 100 years old?
Romans 4:19
Abraham was about one hundred years old. His body was about dead, but his faith in God was not weak when he thought of his body. His faith was not weak when he thought of his wife Sarah being past the age of having children.
Abraham was about one hundred years old. His body was about dead, but his faith in God was not weak when he thought of his body. His faith was not weak when he thought of his wife Sarah being past the age of having children.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they answered the king,.... Declaring expressly what they would have done: the man that consumed us; meaning Saul, who lessened their number by cruel oppressions of some, and by taking away the lives of others:
and that devised against us, [that] we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel; who had formed schemes, and published edicts, for banishing them out of the land; perhaps at the same time that he put away wizards and those that had familiar spirits out of the land, under the same pretence for zeal for the glory of God, and the good of the people of the land, 1 Samuel 28:3.
