The Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 21שמואל ב 21

וַיְהִ֣י רָעָב֩ בִּימֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים שָׁנָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֖ד אֶת פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶל בֵּ֣ית הַדָּמִ֔ים עַל אֲשֶׁר הֵמִ֖ית אֶת הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים

Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of YHWH. And YHWH answered, for Saul, and for bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

וַיִּקְרָ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים לֹ֣א מִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֚י אִם מִיֶּ֣תֶר הָאֱמֹרִ֔י וּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ שָׁאוּל֙ לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹ לִבְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה

And the king called the Gibeonites, and said to them; (now the Gibeonites not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם וּבַמָּ֣ה אֲכַפֵּ֔ר וּבָרְכ֖וּ אֶת נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

Wherefore David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of YHWH?

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים אֵֽין לי לָ֜נוּ כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ עִם שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם בֵּית֔וֹ וְאֵֽין לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מָֽה אַתֶּ֥ם אֹמְרִ֖ים אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם

And the Gibeonites said to him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shall you kill any man in Israel. And he said, What you shall say, will I do for you.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּלָּ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּמָּה לָ֑נוּ נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּ מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב בְּכָל גְּבֻ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

ינתן יֻתַּן לָ֜נוּ שִׁבְעָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּגִבְעַ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל בְּחִ֣יר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲנִ֥י אֶתֵּֽן

Let seven men of his sons be delivered to us, and we will hang them up to YHWH in Gibeah of Saul, YHWH did choose. And the king said, I will give .

וַיַּחְמֹ֣ל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל מְפִי בֹ֖שֶׁת בֶּן יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בֶּן שָׁא֑וּל עַל שְׁבֻעַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם בֵּ֣ין דָּוִ֔ד וּבֵ֖ין יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בֶּן שָׁאֽוּל

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of YHWH's oath that between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֶת חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת בְּנֵי֙ מִיכַ֣ל בַּת שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן בַּרְזִלַּ֖י הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare to 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:

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם בָּהָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְּל֥וּ שבעתים שְׁבַעְתָּ֖ם יָ֑חַד והם וְהֵ֨מָּה הֻמְת֜וּ בִּימֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים תחלת בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before YHWH: and they fell seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first , in the beginning of barley harvest.

וַתִּקַּ֣ח רִצְפָּה֩ בַת אַיָּ֨ה אֶת הַשַּׂ֜ק וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ לָ֤הּ אֶל הַצּוּר֙ מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר עַ֛ד נִתַּךְ מַ֥יִם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִן הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא נָתְנָה֩ ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם לָנ֤וּחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְאֶת חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָֽיְלָה

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר עָשְׂתָ֛ה רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל

And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת עַצְמ֤וֹת שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת עַצְמוֹת֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ מֵאֵ֕ת בַּעֲלֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲשֶׁר֩ גָּנְב֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם מֵרְחֹ֣ב בֵּֽית שַׁ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר תלום תְּלָא֥וּם שם הפלשתים שָׁ֨מָּה֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים בְּי֨וֹם הַכּ֧וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת שָׁא֖וּל בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת עַצְמ֖וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת עַצְמ֖וֹת הַמּוּקָעִֽים

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֶת עַצְמוֹת שָׁא֣וּל וִיהוֹנָֽתָן בְּ֠נוֹ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֜ן בְּצֵלָ֗ע בְּקֶ֨בֶר֙ קִ֣ישׁ אָבִ֔יו וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָאָ֖רֶץ אַֽחֲרֵי כֵֽן

And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

וַתְּהִי ע֧וֹד מִלְחָמָ֛ה לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֨רֶד דָּוִ֜ד וַעֲבָדָ֥יו עִמּ֛וֹ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיָּ֥עַף דָּוִֽד

Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת דָּוִֽד

And Ishbibenob, which of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear three hundred of brass in weight, he being girded with a new , thought to have slain David.

וַיַּֽעֲזָר לוֹ֙ אֲבִישַׁ֣י בֶּן צְרוּיָ֔ה וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ אָ֣ז נִשְׁבְּעוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁי דָוִ֨ד ל֜וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא תֵצֵ֨א ע֤וֹד אִתָּ֨נוּ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תְכַבֶּ֖ה אֶת נֵ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware to him, saying, You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you quench not the light of Israel.

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַתְּהִי ע֧וֹד הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה בְּג֖וֹב עִם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים אָ֣ז הִכָּ֗ה סִבְּכַי֙ הַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔י אֶת סַ֕ף אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּילִדֵ֥י הָרָפָֽה

And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which of the sons of the giant.

וַתְּהִי ע֧וֹד הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה בְּג֖וֹב עִם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֡ךְ אֶלְחָנָן֩ בֶּן יַעְרֵ֨י אֹרְגִ֜ים בֵּ֣ית הַלַּחְמִ֗י אֵ֚ת גָּלְיָ֣ת הַגִּתִּ֔י וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֔וֹ כִּמְנ֖וֹר אֹרְגִֽים

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear like a weaver's beam.

וַתְּהִי ע֥וֹד מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיְהִ֣י אִ֣ישׁ מדין מָד֗וֹן וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣ת יָדָיו֩ וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨ת רַגְלָ֜יו שֵׁ֣שׁ וָשֵׁ֗שׁ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבַּע֙ מִסְפָּ֔ר וְגַם ה֖וּא יֻלַּ֥ד לְהָרָפָֽה

And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בֶּן שמעי שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽד

And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

אֶת אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֵ֛לֶּה יֻלְּד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד דָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו

These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.