2 Samuel 21:1 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And a famine occurred, during the days of David, for three years continuously. And David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: "This is because of Saul, and his house of bloodshed. For he killed the Gibeonites."

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THERE WAS a three-year famine in the days of David, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. The Lord replied, It is on account of Saul and his bloody house, for he put to death the Gibeonites.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

Common English Bible

¹ There was a famine for three years in a row during David’s rule. David asked the LORD about this, and the LORD said, “It is caused by Saul and his household, who are guilty of bloodshed because he killed the people of Gibeon.”

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And there was a famine in the days of David for three years successively: and David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: It is for Saul, and his bloody house, because he slew the Gabaonites.

English Standard Version 2016

¹ Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

2 Samuel 21:1 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 12:10

But a famine occurred in the land. And Abram descended to Egypt, to sojourn there. For famine prevailed over the land.

Genesis 26:1

Then, when a famine arose over the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, in Gerar.

Genesis 41:57

And all the provinces came to Egypt, to buy food and to temper the misfortune of their destitution.

Genesis 42:5

And they entered into the land of Egypt with the others who traveled to buy. For the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 43:1

Meanwhile, the famine pressed heavily on all the land.

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord has repaid you for all the blood of the house of Saul. For you have usurped the kingdom in place of him. And so, the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom, your son. And behold, your evils press close upon you, because you are a man of blood."

2 Samuel 20:26

But Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.

2 Samuel 21:5

And they said to the king: "The man who unjustly afflicted and oppressed us, we ought to destroy in such manner that not even one of his stock may be left behind in all the parts of Israel.

2 Samuel 24:1

And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: "Go, number Israel and Judah."

2 Samuel 5:19

And David consulted the Lord, saying: "Shall I ascend to the Philistines? And will you give them into my hand?" And the Lord said to David: "Ascend. For I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand."

2 Samuel 5:23

Then David consulted the Lord, "Shall I ascend against the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hands?" And he responded: "You shall not ascend against them; instead, circle behind their back. And you shall come to them from the side opposite the balsam trees.

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth."

1 Kings 18:2

Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.

2 Kings 6:25

And a great famine occurred in Samaria. And it was blockaded for a long time, until the head of a donkey was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and one fourth part of a pint of pigeons' dung sold for five silver coins.

2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had caused to live, saying: "Rise up. Go, you and your household, and sojourn in whatever place you can find. For the Lord has called forth a famine, and it shall overwhelm the land for seven years."

Job 10:2

I will say to God: Do not be willing to condemn me. Reveal to me why you judge me this way.

Psalm 27:8

The Lord is the strength of his people and the protector of the salvation of his Christ.

Psalm 50:15

I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.

Psalm 91:15

They will still be multiplied in a fruitful old age, and they will endure well,

Leviticus 26:26

After this, I will have broken the staff of your bread, so that ten women bake bread in one oven, and distribute it by weight. And you shall eat and not be filled.

Numbers 27:21

On his behalf, if anything is to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord. He, and all the sons of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude, shall go out and enter in at his word."

Joshua 7:1

But the sons of Israel transgressed the commandment, and they usurped what was anathema. For Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took something from what was anathema. And the Lord became angry against the sons of Israel.

Joshua 9:20

But we shall do this to them: Certainly, let them be preserved so that they may live, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, since we would have sworn falsely.

Ruth 1:1

In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed to sojourn in the region of the Moabites with his wife and two children.

1 Samuel 10:22

And after these things, they consulted the Lord as to whether he would soon arrive there. And the Lord responded, "Behold, he is hidden at home."

1 Samuel 23:11

Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hands? And will Saul descend, just as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, reveal to your servant." And the Lord said, "He will descend."

1 Samuel 23:2

Therefore, David consulted the Lord, saying, "Shall I go and strike down these Philistines?" And the Lord said to David, "Go, and you shall strike down the Philistines, and you shall save Keilah."

1 Samuel 23:4

Therefore, David consulted the Lord again. And responding, he said to him: "Rise up, and go into Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand."