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

King David said, “All right, I will give them to you.” But the king protected Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth. Jonathan was Saul’s son, and David had made a promise in the Lord’s name to Jonathan.[b] So the king did not let them hurt Mephibosheth. David gave them Armoni and Mephibosheth.[c] These were the sons of Saul and Rizpah. Saul also had a daughter named Merab who was married to Adriel son of Barzillai, from Meholah. David took the five sons of Merab and Adriel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:6 chosen king Literally, “anointed one.”
  2. 2 Samuel 21:7 David had made … to Jonathan David and Jonathan promised each other they would not harm each other’s families. Read 1 Sam. 20:12-23, 42.
  3. 2 Samuel 21:8 Mephibosheth This is another man named Mephibosheth, not Jonathan’s son.

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