2 Samuel 21:6 - The Scriptures 2009

⁶ let seven men of his sons be given to us, and we shall hang them before יהוה in Giḇ‛ah of Sha’ul, whom יהוה chose.” And the sovereign said, “I 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

Yet, within three days Pharaoh is going to lift off your head from you and hang you on a tree. And the birds shall eat your flesh from you.

Genesis 40:22

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

2 Samuel 17:23

And Aḥithophel saw that his advice was not followed, so he saddled his donkey, and rose up and went home to his house, to his city. Then he gave command to his house, and hanged himself, and died. And he was buried in his father’s burial-site.

2 Samuel 18:10

And a certain man saw it and informed Yo’aḇ, and said, “Look, I saw Aḇshalom hanging in a terebinth tree!”

2 Samuel 19:28

“For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my master the sovereign. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to cry out any more to the sovereign?”

1 Chronicles 12:3

The chief was Aḥi‛ezer and Yo’ash, the sons of Shema‛ah the Giḇ‛athite; and Yezaw’ĕl and Pelet, the sons of Azmaweth; and Beraḵah, and Yĕhu the Anathothite;

Ezra 6:11

And I make a decree that whoever changes this word, let a timber be pulled from his house, and let him be impaled, hanged on it. And let his house be made a dunghill because of this.

Esther 9:10

the ten sons of Haman son of Hammeḏatha, the enemy of the Yehuḏim, they killed. But they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

Matthew 27:5

And throwing down the pieces of silver in the Dwelling Place he left, and went and hanged himself.

Acts 13:21

“But then they asked for a sovereign, and Elohim gave them Sha’ul the son of Qish, a man of the tribe of Binyamin, for forty years.

Deuteronomy 21:22

“And when a man has committed a sin worthy of death, then he shall be put to death and you shall hang him on a tree.

Joshua 10:26

And afterward Yehoshua struck them and killed them, and hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until evening.

Joshua 8:29

And he hanged the sovereign of Ai on a tree until evening. And at sunset Yehoshua commanded that they should take his corpse down from the tree, and throw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones, to this day.

1 Samuel 10:1

And Shemu’ĕl took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said, “Is it not because יהוה has anointed you leader over His inheritance?

1 Samuel 10:24

And Shemu’ĕl said to all the people, “Do you see him whom יהוה has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” And all the people shouted and said, “Let the sovereign live!”

1 Samuel 10:26

And Sha’ul went to his house too, to Giḇ‛ah. And with him went brave men whose hearts Elohim had touched.

1 Samuel 11:4

And the messengers came to Giḇ‛ah of Sha’ul and spoke the words in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

1 Samuel 24:21

“And now, swear to me by יהוה that you do not cut off my seed after me, nor destroy my name from my father’s house.”

1 Samuel 24:22

And Dawiḏ swore to Sha’ul. Then Sha’ul went home, and Dawiḏ and his men went up to the stronghold.