2 Samuel 21:6

Easy To Read Version

Give us seven of Saul’s sons. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king. So we will hang his sons in front of the Lord on Mount Gibeah of Saul.”

Cross References

Genesis 40:19

Before the end of three days, the king will take you out of this prison. Then the king will cut your head off! He will hang your body on a pole. And birds will eat your body.”

Genesis 40:22

But Pharaoh hanged the baker and everything happened the way Joseph said it would.

2 Samuel 17:23

Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]

2 Samuel 18:10

A man saw this happen. He told Joab, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”

2 Samuel 19:28

You could have killed all my grandfather’s [111] family. But you did not do this. You put me with the people who eat at your own table. So I don’t have a right to complain to the king about anything.”

1 Chronicles 12:3

Ahiezer, their leader, and Joash (Ahiezer and Joash were sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite.); Jeziel and Pelet (Jeziel and Pelet were Azmaveth’s sons); Beracah and Jehu from the town of Anathoth.

Ezra 6:11

Also, I give this order: If any person changes this order, a wood beam must be pulled from that person’s house. Then the wooden beam will be pushed through that person’s body. And his house will be destroyed until it is only a pile of rocks.

Esther 9:10

These men were the ten sons of Haman. Haman son of Hammedatha was the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed all those men, but they didn’t take any of the things that belonged to them.

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the temple. {\cf2\super [422]} Then Judas left that place and hanged himself.

Acts 13:21

Then the people asked for a king. God gave them Saul, the son of Kish. Saul was from the family group of Benjamin. He was king for 40 years.

Deuteronomy 21:22

“A person might be guilty of a sin that must be punished by death. After he is killed, people might hang his body on a tree.

Joshua 10:26

Then Joshua killed the five kings. He hanged their bodies on five trees. Joshua left them hanging in the trees until evening.

Joshua 8:29

Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree. He left him hanging on the tree until evening. At sunset, Joshua told his men to take the king’s body down from the tree. They threw his body down at the city gate. Then they covered the body with many rocks. That pile of rocks is still there today.

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took a jar of the special oil. Samuel poured the oil on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed Saul and said, “The Lord has anointed (chosen) you to be the leader over the people who belong to him. You will control the Lord’s people. You will save them from the enemies that are all around them. The Lord has anointed you to be ruler over his people. Here is a sign that will prove this is true: [105]

1 Samuel 10:24

Samuel said to all the people, “See the man the Lord has chosen. There is no person like Saul among the people.”

1 Samuel 10:26

Saul also went to his home in Gibeah. God touched the hearts of brave men, and these brave men began to follow Saul.

1 Samuel 11:4

The messengers came to Gibeah where Saul lived. They told the news to the people. The people cried loudly.

1 Samuel 24:21

Now make a promise to me. Use the Lord’s name and promise that you will not kill my descendants, [196] even after I die. Promise me that you will not erase my name from my father’s family.”

1 Samuel 24:22

So David made a promise to Saul. David promised that he would not kill Saul’s family. Then Saul went back home. David and his men went up to the fort.