Verse 7

2 Samuel 21:7

New King James Version

7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּחְמֹ֣ל הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל מְפִי בֹ֖שֶׁת בֶּן יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בֶּן שָׁא֑וּל עַל שְׁבֻעַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּֽינֹתָ֔/ם בֵּ֣ין דָּוִ֔ד וּ/בֵ֖ין יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בֶּן שָׁאֽוּל
English Translation
And the king had compassion on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul because of the oath of the Lord that was between him and David and between Jonathan son of Saul.
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Chapter 21 Context
1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the... Focus ↗
2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children... Focus ↗
3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the at... Focus ↗
4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither... Focus ↗
5 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be... Focus ↗
6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of... Focus ↗
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath th...
8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and M... Focus ↗
9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the... Focus ↗
10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginn... Focus ↗
11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. Focus ↗
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-g... Focus ↗
13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered... Focus ↗
14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the s... Focus ↗
15 Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with h... Focus ↗
16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred... Focus ↗
17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men... Focus ↗
18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibb... Focus ↗
19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a B... Focus ↗
20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fi... Focus ↗
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. Focus ↗
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his ser... Focus ↗