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2 Samuel 21:6

let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposedc before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul—the Lord’s chosend one.”

So the king said, “I will give them to you.”

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2 Samuel 21:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So let seven of Saul’s sons be handed over to us, and we will execute them before the Lord at Gibeon, on the mountain of the Lord.”

“All right,” the king said, “I will do it.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord chose.”

And the king said, “I will give them.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

So bring seven of his sons to us. Then we will kill them and hang them on stakes in the presence of the Lord at Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, the Lord’s chosen king.”

The king said, “I will give them to you.”

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

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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

We will execute them in the Lord’s presence at Saul’s town Gibeah.” (It was Saul whom the Lord had chosen.) 

“I will give them ⸤to you⸥,” the king said. 

2 Samuel 21:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the Lord’s chosen.”

The king answered, “I will hand them over.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

let seven of his sons be handed over to us, and we will impale them before the Lord at Gibeon on the mountain of the Lord.” The king said, “I will hand them over.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

let seven men from his sons be given over to us, and we will execute them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen one of Yahweh.” Then the king said, “I will give them over.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So let seven of the males in his family line be given to us. We’ll kill them. We’ll put their dead bodies out in the open in the sight of the Lord. We’ll do it at Gibeah of Saul. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king.”

So King David said, “I’ll give seven males to you.”

2 Samuel 21:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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