2 Samuel 21:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them up before the Lord at Gibeon on the mountain of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Let seven men of his sons be delivered to us and we will hang them up before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, [on the mountain] of the Lord. And the king said, I will give them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ hand over seven of his sons to us, and we will hang them before the LORD at Gibeon on the LORD’s mountain.” “I will hand them over,” the king said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Let seven men from his sons be given to us, so that we may crucify them to the Lord in Gibeon of Saul, formerly the chosen place of the Lord." And the king said, "I will give them."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Let seven men of his children be delivered unto us, that we may crucify them to the Lord in Gabaa of Saul, once the chosen of the Lord. And the king said: I will give them.

2 Samuel 21:6 Cross References

Genesis 40:19

within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head—from you!—and hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat the flesh from you.”

Genesis 40:22

but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and went off home to his own city. And he set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

2 Samuel 18:10

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”

2 Samuel 19:28

For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king; but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?”

1 Chronicles 12:3

The chief was Ahi-ezer, then Joash, both sons of Shemaah of Gibe-ah; also Jezi-el and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah, Jehu of Anathoth,

Ezra 6:11

Also I make a decree that if any one alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled upon it, and his house shall be made a dunghill.

Esther 9:10

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they laid no hand on the plunder.

Matthew 27:5

And throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself.

Acts 13:21

Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

Deuteronomy 21:22

“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

Joshua 10:26

And afterward Joshua smote them and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung upon the trees until evening;

Joshua 8:29

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised over it a great heap of stones, which stands there to this day.

1 Samuel 10:1

Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their enemies round about. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage.

1 Samuel 10:24

And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 10:26

Saul also went to his home at Gibe-ah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.

1 Samuel 11:4

When the messengers came to Gibe-ah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people; and all the people wept aloud.

1 Samuel 24:21

Swear to me therefore by the Lord that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.”

1 Samuel 24:22

And David swore this to Saul. Then Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.