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All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> The men of Gibeon executed them on the mountain before the LORD. So all seven of them died together at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and the seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So they fell, all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before the LORD, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before the LORD, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he gave them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Yahweh, so that the seven of them fell together; and they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD, and the seven died together. They were put to death in the first days of the grain harvest, the beginning of the barley harvest [in the spring]. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and handed them over to the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the hill in the presence of the LORD; the seven of them died together. They were executed in the first days of the harvest at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and handed them over to the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the hill in the presence of the LORD; the seven of them died together. They were executed in the first days of the harvest at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before Jehovah, and they fell all seven together. And they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> turned them over to the Gibeonites, who hanged all seven of them on the mountain near the place where the LORD was worshiped. This happened right at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before the LORD, and they fell all seven together: and they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king handed them over to the Gibeonites, who executed them on the mountain in the LORD's presence. All seven died together. They were killed at the beginning of the harvest, when people started harvesting barley. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> David handed them over to the people of Gibeon, who hanged them on the mountain before the LORD--and all seven of them died together. It was late in the spring, at the beginning of the barley harvest, when they were put to death. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he turned them over to the custody of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain in the presence of the LORD. All seven of them died at the same time. They were executed during the first days of harvest, just as the barley began to be gathered in. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/net/2_samuel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> He turned them over to the Gibeonites, and they executed them on a hill before the LORD. The seven of them died together; they were put to death during harvest time--during the first days of the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and all seven of them fell together. And they were put to death in the first days of harvest at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/web/2_samuel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites; and they hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and all seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and gives them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hang them in the hill before YHWH; and the seven fall together, and they have been put to death in the days of harvest, in the first [days], the commencement of barley-harvest. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and giveth them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hang them in the hill before Jehovah; and the seven fall together, and they have been put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, the commencement of barley-harvest. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will give them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they will hang them in the mountain before Jehovah: and the seven will fall together, and they were put to death in the days of harvest in the first of the beginning of the harvest of barley.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And gave them into the hands of the Gabaonites: and they crucified them on a hill before the Lord: and these seven died together in the first days of the harvest, when the barley began to be reaped. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they crucified them on a hill in the sight of the Lord. And these seven fell together in the first days of the harvest, when the barley is beginning to be reaped. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> and delivered them into the power of the Gibeonites, who then executed them on the mountain before the LORD. The seven fell at the one time; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest—that is, at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they impaled them on the mountain before the LORD. The seven of them perished together. They were put to death in the first days of harvest, at the beginning of barley harvest.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he delivered them to the Gibeonites, and they sacrificed them in the mountain before the LORD; and they fell all seven together, and were slain in the first days of harvest, in the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he delivered them to the Gebunites and they sacrificed them in the mountain before LORD JEHOVAH, and the seven of them fell as one, and those were killed in the days of harvest on the first of the harvest of barley<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before the LORD, and they fell all seven together; and they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he gave them into the hand of the Gabaonites, and they hanged them up to the sun in the mountain before the lord: and they fell, even the seven together: moreover they were put to death in the days of harvest at the commencement, in the beginning of barley-harvest. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/21-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6491" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/21.htm">David Avenges the Gibeonites</a> …8But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 9<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And he delivered them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1393.htm" title="1393: hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Gibeon. Patrial from Gib'own; a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon.">of the Gibeonites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3363.htm" title="3363: way·yō·qî·‘um (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sever oneself, i.e. to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale.">and they hanged them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bā·hār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on the hill</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7659.htm" title="7659: šiḇ·ʿå̄·ṯa·yim (Number-msc:: 3mp) -- Sevenfold, seven times. Dual of sheba'; seven- times.">So all seven of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: way·yip·pə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yā·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hēm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: hum·ṯū (V-Hofal-Perf-3cp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">were put to death</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: bā·ri·šō·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">in the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">of the harvest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8462.htm" title="8462: tə·ḥil·laṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A beginning. From chalal in the sense of opening; a commencement; rel. Original.">at the beginning</a> <a href="/hebrew/8184.htm" title="8184: śə·‘ō·rîm (N-fp) -- Barley. Or snowrah; and; also s or; or s-owr; from sa'ar in the sense of roughness; barley.">of the barley</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qə·ṣîr (N-msc) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">harvest.</a> 10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a> If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance. <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">Joshua 10:26-27</a> After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening. / At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day. <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Acts 5:30</a> The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. <a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Acts 10:39</a> We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">1 Samuel 31:12-13</a> all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. <a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">2 Samuel 3:29</a> May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.” <a href="/2_samuel/6-23.htm">2 Samuel 6:23</a> And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. <a href="/2_samuel/16-8.htm">2 Samuel 16:8</a> The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!” <a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32-33</a> The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">1 Kings 21:13</a> And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death. <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Esther 9:13-14</a> Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.” / So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman. <a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Matthew 27:38</a> Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left. <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27</a> Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.before the Lord<a href="/2_samuel/20-6.htm">2 Samuel 20:6</a> And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.<a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17,21</a> And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD… <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;<a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a> So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Exposed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-8.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-43.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Gibeonites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-3.htm">Gib'eonites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-2.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-21.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-13.htm">Exposed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-22.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-19.htm">First</a> <a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">Gibeonites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">Gib'eonites</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-28.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-22.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-39.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-13.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 21</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">The three year Gibeonite famine ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons.</a> 10. <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Rizpah's kindness unto the dead</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's tomb</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm">Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four men of David slay four giants.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Gibeonites were a group of people who had made a covenant with Israel during the time of Joshua (Joshua 9). Saul had violated this covenant by attempting to annihilate them, which led to a famine as divine retribution. David sought to make amends by asking the Gibeonites what would satisfy them, and they requested the execution of Saul's descendants. This act underscores the importance of covenant faithfulness in biblical times and the severe consequences of breaking such agreements.and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD The execution of Saul's descendants was carried out by hanging, a method of capital punishment that signified public disgrace and divine judgment. The phrase "before the LORD" indicates that this act was done with a sense of divine justice and acknowledgment of God's presence. The hill may have been a prominent location, possibly near Gibeah, Saul's hometown, or another significant site. This public execution served as a form of atonement for Saul's sin against the Gibeonites, reflecting the biblical principle of justice and retribution.So all seven of them fell together The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible. The execution of all seven descendants at once may signify the complete fulfillment of the Gibeonites' demand for justice. This collective punishment highlights the communal nature of justice in ancient Israel, where the actions of one could affect the entire family or clan.they were put to death in the first days of the harvest The timing of the execution during the harvest season is significant. Harvest time was a period of celebration and thanksgiving, yet this event brought a somber note to the season. The famine that had plagued the land was directly linked to Saul's sin against the Gibeonites, and the resolution of this injustice was necessary for the land's restoration. The execution during the harvest may symbolize the hope of renewed blessing and fertility for the land following the act of atonement.at the beginning of the barley harvest The barley harvest typically occurred in the spring, around the time of Passover. This timing may have symbolic significance, as Passover is a time of deliverance and redemption in Jewish tradition. The execution of Saul's descendants at this time could be seen as a form of deliverance from the famine that had afflicted Israel. Additionally, the barley harvest was the first harvest of the year, marking a new beginning and the hope of future provision and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel who sought to make amends for Saul's sin against the Gibeonites. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gibeonites.htm">Gibeonites</a> A group of people who were wronged by Saul, leading to a famine in Israel as divine retribution. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rizpah.htm">Rizpah</a> The mother of two of the men who were handed over to the Gibeonites; she later protected their bodies. 4. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The former King of Israel whose actions against the Gibeonites led to the famine. 5. <a href="/topical/b/barley_harvest.htm">Barley Harvest</a> The time of year when the executions took place, marking a significant agricultural period in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_broken_covenants.htm">The Consequences of Broken Covenants</a> Breaking covenants, especially those made before God, can have severe consequences. Saul's violation of the covenant with the Gibeonites led to a national crisis. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_atonement.htm">The Importance of Justice and Atonement</a> David's actions to rectify Saul's wrongs highlight the importance of justice and making amends for past sins. This teaches us the value of seeking reconciliation and justice in our own lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_retribution.htm">The Role of Divine Retribution</a> The famine in Israel serves as a reminder of divine retribution. It underscores the belief that God is just and will address wrongs in His timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession_and_advocacy.htm">The Power of Intercession and Advocacy</a> Rizpah's vigil over her sons' bodies is a powerful example of a mother's love and advocacy, reminding us of the importance of standing up for the dignity of others. <a href="/topical/t/the_timing_of_god's_justice.htm">The Timing of God's Justice</a> The execution during the barley harvest signifies that God's justice operates on His timeline, often aligning with significant moments in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 21</a> <a href="/q/why_delay_burial_in_2_sam_21_9.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:9, how is the extended exposure of the corpses justified when Deuteronomy 21:22–23 calls for prompt burial? </a> <a href="/q/israel's_fighting_men_count.htm">How many fighting men were in Israel? (2 Samuel 24:9 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:5)</a> <a href="/q/how_many_fighting_men_in_israel.htm">In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_24_9_and_1_chr_21_differ.htm">Why is there a discrepancy between the numbers given in 2 Samuel 24:9 and 1 Chronicles 21 for the same census?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) The beginning of barley harvest.--This was immediately after the Passover (<a href="/context/leviticus/23-10.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest:">Leviticus 23:10-11</a>), and therefore about the middle of April. The rains of autumn began in October, so that Rizpah's watch must have been about six months. She spread the sackcloth as a tent to form a rough shelter during the long watch. For water dropped read water poured, the word being used for melting, flowing, and hence for heavy rain. It was not until these rains began (which may probably have been somewhat earlier than usual) that the people were assured of the Divine forgiveness, and therefore the bodies of the executed were left unburied until then.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - The beginning of barley harvest. The barley became ripe in April, about the time of the Passover (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9</a>). The wheat was not. ripe till Pentecost. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/21-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and he delivered them וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם (way·yit·tə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into the hands בְּיַ֣ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the Gibeonites, הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים (hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1393.htm">Strong's 1393: </a> Gibeonites -- inhabitants of Gibeon and they hanged them וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם (way·yō·qî·‘um) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3363.htm">Strong's 3363: </a> To sever oneself, to be dislocated, to abandon, to impale on the hill בָּהָר֙ (bā·hār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel So all seven of them שְׁבַעְתָּ֖ם (šə·ḇa‘·tām) Number - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number fell וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (way·yip·pə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie together; יָ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly they וְהֵ֨מָּה (wə·hêm·māh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They were put to death הֻמְת֜וּ (hum·ṯū) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill in the first בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים (bā·ri·šō·nîm) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank days בִּימֵ֤י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the harvest, קָצִיר֙ (qā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb at the beginning בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת‪‬ (biṯ·ḥil·laṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8462.htm">Strong's 8462: </a> A commencement, rel, original of the barley שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ (śə·‘ō·rîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8184.htm">Strong's 8184: </a> Barley harvest. קְצִ֥יר (qə·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/21-9.htm">2 Samuel 21:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-9.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 21:9 He delivered them into the hands (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 21:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 21:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 21:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 21:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>