2 Samuel 21 ~ 23

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21:1And there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is because of Saul and because of his house of bloodshed, for he put those Gibeonites to death. Compare
21:2So the king called for the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel but were of the remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworn to them. But Saul had sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah. Compare
21:3And David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And how shall I make expiation that you may bless the inheritance of Jehovah? Compare
21:4And the Gibeonites said to him, It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul and his house, and it is not for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, Whatever you say I will do for you. Compare
21:5Then they said to the king, The man who consumed us and who made plans against us to destroy us so that we would not remain within any of the territory of Israel, Compare
21:6Let seven men from among his sons be given to us, and we will hang them unto Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them. Compare
21:7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. Compare
21:8So the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. Compare
21:9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they hanged them on the mountain before Jehovah, and the seven perished together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of the barley harvest. Compare
21:10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it on a rock for herself, from the beginning of harvest until rain from heaven fell on their bodies; and she did not allow the birds of heaven to come upon them by day or the beasts of the field by night. Compare
21:11And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. Compare
21:12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the open square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them on the day when the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa. Compare
21:13So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. Compare
21:14And they buried the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the grave of Kish his father; and they did all that the king had commanded. And God responded to the entreaty for the land after that. Compare
21:15And again the Philistines were at war with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought with the Philistines. And David became faint. Compare
21:16And Ishbi-benob, who was one of the children of the giant and whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, was girded with new weapons; and he intended to slay David. Compare
21:17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him and struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall not go forth with us again into battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel. Compare
21:18Then after this there was war again with the Philistines at Gob; and Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was one of the children of the giant. Compare
21:19And there was war with the Philistines, again at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, slew Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. Compare
21:20And again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also had been born to the giant. Compare
21:21And he defied Israel; and Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, slew him. Compare
21:22These four had been born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hands of his servants. Compare
22:1And David spoke the words of this song to Jehovah on the day when Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Compare
22:2And he said: Jehovah is my crag and my fortress and my Deliverer; Compare
22:3My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; / My shield and the horn of my salvation, my high retreat and my refuge; / My Savior, You save me from violence. Compare
22:4I called upon Jehovah, who is worthy of praise, / And from my enemies I was saved. Compare
22:5For the waves of death encompassed me; / The torrents of destruction assailed me. Compare
22:6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; / The snares of death confronted me. Compare
22:7In my distress I called upon Jehovah / And called to my God. / And He heard my voice from His temple, / And my cry came to His ears. Compare
22:8Then the earth shook and quaked, / And the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook about, / For He was furious. Compare
22:9Smoke went up from His nostrils, / And fire from His mouth devoured; / Coals blazed forth from Him. Compare
22:10He bowed the heavens down and descended, / And deep darkness was under His feet. Compare
22:11He rode upon a cherub and did fly; / He was seen upon the wings of the wind. Compare
22:12And He made darkness pavilions around Him: / Dark waterclouds, thick clouds of the skies. Compare
22:13Out of the brightness before Him / Fiery coals were kindled. Compare
22:14Jehovah thundered from heaven, / And the Most High uttered His voice. Compare
22:15And He sent forth arrows and scattered my enemies; / Lightning bolts, and discomfited them. Compare
22:16The channels of the sea were seen, / The foundations of the habitable land were laid bare, / By the rebuke of Jehovah, / At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. Compare
22:17He reached forth from on high; He took me; / He drew me out of great waters. Compare
22:18He delivered me from my strong enemy / And from those who hate me, for they were too mighty for me. Compare
22:19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, / But Jehovah became my support. Compare
22:20He brought me forth to a place broad and free; / He rescued me, for He took delight in me. Compare
22:21Jehovah has recompensed me according to my righteousness; / According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me. Compare
22:22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah / And have not acted wickedly by turning away from my God. Compare
22:23For all His judgments were before me, / And as for His statutes, I did not turn away from them. Compare
22:24I was perfect toward Him, / And I kept myself from my iniquity. Compare
22:25Therefore Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, / According to my cleanness in His sight. Compare
22:26With the faithful You show Yourself faithful, / With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect, Compare
22:27With the pure You show Yourself pure, / And with the perverse You show Yourself contrary. Compare
22:28And You save the afflicted people, / But Your eyes are upon the haughty that You may bring them down; Compare
22:29For You are my lamp, O Jehovah. / And Jehovah lights up my darkness; Compare
22:30For by You I can run up against a troop; / By my God I can leap over a wall. Compare
22:31As for God, His way is perfect; / The word of Jehovah is tried. / He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. Compare
22:32For who is God other than Jehovah, / And who is a rock except our God? Compare
22:33God is my strong fortress, / And He makes my way perfect; Compare
22:34He makes my feet like hinds' feet / And sets me on my high places; Compare
22:35He teaches my hands to wage war / So that my arms may bend a bronze bow. Compare
22:36And You have given me the shield of Your salvation, / And Your condescending gentleness has made me great. Compare
22:37You have broadened the places of my steps under me, / And my feet have not slipped. Compare
22:38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, / And I did not turn back until they were consumed. Compare
22:39And I devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise up; / Indeed, they have fallen under my feet. Compare
22:40And You girded me with strength for war; / You brought down under me those who rose up against me. Compare
22:41You also made my enemies turn their back to me, / And I annihilated those who hated me. Compare
22:42They looked, but there was no one to save them; / They looked to Jehovah, but He did not answer them. Compare
22:43Then I beat them like the dust of the earth; / I pounded them, I stamped them, like the mud of the streets. Compare
22:44And You rescued me from the strivings of my people; / You have kept me as the head of the nations; / A people whom I have not known serves me. Compare
22:45Foreigners come cringing to me; / At the mere hearing of a report, they obey me; Compare
22:46Foreigners are discouraged / And come quaking out of their fortresses. Compare
22:47Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock, / And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation, Compare
22:48The God who executes vengeance for me / And brings down peoples under me, Compare
22:49And who brings me forth from my enemies. / Yes, You exalted me above those who rise up against me; / From the violent man You delivered me. Compare
22:50Therefore I give thanks to You among the nations, O Jehovah; / And I sing psalms to Your name. Compare
22:51It is He who magnifies salvation to His king / And executes lovingkindness to His anointed, / To David and to his seed forever. Compare
23:1Now these are the last words of David: The declaration of David the son of Jesse, / And the declaration of the man who has been raised up on high, / The anointed of the God of Jacob, / The one lovely in the psalms of Israel. Compare
23:2The Spirit of Jehovah spoke through me, / And His word was on my tongue. Compare
23:3The God of Israel spoke, / The Rock of Israel spoke to me, / Who rules among men righteously, / Who rules with the fear of God. Compare
23:4And is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, / A morning without clouds, / As when the tender grass sprouts up from the earth / At the sun's shining after a rain. Compare
23:5For is not my house so with God? / For He has made an eternal covenant with me, / Ordered in all things and secure. / For all my salvation and all my desire, / Will He not indeed make them grow? Compare
23:6But the wicked, all of them, will be / Like thorns to be thrust away, / Because they cannot be taken with the hand. Compare
23:7But the man who touches them / Must arm himself with an iron rod or with the shaft of a spear; / And they will be burned with fire in their place. Compare

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