f 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of " Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: 9 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. : h i 10 ¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for i See Deut. 21. her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. k 1 Sam. 31. 11, 12, 13. 11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. Four giants are slain. and fought against the Philistines: 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose † spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the P+ light of Israel. B. C. about 1018. || Or, Rapha. + Heb. the staff, or, the head. o ch. 18. 3. + Heb. candle, or, lamp. p 1 Kings 11. 36. & 15. 4. Ps. 132. 17. 189 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then "Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was | || Or, Sippai. of the sons of the giant. S || Or, Rapha. q 1 Chr. 20. 4. r 1 Chr. 11. 29. || Or, Jair. 19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 20 And there was yet a battle in t1 Chr. 20. 6. Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. 21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of "Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22 These four were born to the CHAPTER XXII. AND David spake unto the LORD the words of this song, in the day 12 ¶ And David went and took the that the LORD had delivered him out b Ps. 18, title, bones of Saul and the bones of Jona- of the hand of all his enemies, and than his son from the men of Jabesh-out of the hand of Saul: gilead, which had stolen them from 2 And he said, The LORD is my the street of Beth-shan, where the rock, and my fortress, and my deliv11 Sam. 31. 10. Philistines had hanged them, when erer; the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the counm Josh. 18. 28. try of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that " God was entreated for the land. n So Josh. 7. 26. ch. 24. 25. about 1018. 15 T Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, | e c Deut. 32. 4. Ps. 18. 2, &c. & 31. 3. & 71. 3. & 91. 2. & 144. 2. d Heb. 2. 13. Gen. 15. 1. f Luke 1. 69. 3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thoug Prov. 18. 10. savest me from violence. h 4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. h Ps. 9. 9. & 5 When the waves of death com- || Or, pangs. passed me, the floods of† ungodly men † Heb. Belial. made me afraid; 6 The sorrows of hell compassed | Or, cords. me about; the snares of death prevented me. i i Ps. 116. 3. 120. 1. 7 In my distress I called upon the Ps. 116. 4. & LORD, and cried to my God: and he Jonah 2. 2. David's thanksgiving B. C. 1018. 1 Ex. 3.7. Ps. 34. 6, 15, 17. m Judg. 5. 4. Ps. 77. 18. & 97. 4. n Job 26. 11. + Heb. by. o Ps. 97. 3. Hab. 3. 5. Heb. 12. 29. p Ps. 144. 5. 1s. 64. 1. q Ex. 20. 21. II. SAMUEL. 1 Kings 8. 12. der his feet. Ps. 97. 2. 11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 12 And he made 'darkness pavilions +Heb.binding round about him, † dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. of waters. 22 For I have kept the ways of the 128. 1. Prov. LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 8.32. g Deut. 7. 12. 102. for God's deliverance. 28 And the mafflicted people thou wilt save but thine eyes are upon "the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. B. C. 1018. m Ex. 3. 7, 8. Ps. 72. 12, 13. Job 29. 3. Ps. 27. 1. 29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: Or, candle, and the LORD will lighten my darkness. troop. 30 For by thee I have run through Or, broken a a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. n Job 40.11, 12. Is. 2. 11, 12, Dan. 4. 37. o Deut. 32. 4. Dan. 4. 37. Rev. 15. 3. 31 As for God, his way is perfect; P the word of the LORD is tried: he ||| Or, refined. is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the LORD?p Ps. 12. 6. and who is a rock, save our God? 33 God is my strength and power; and he + maketh my way perfect. 34 He + maketh my feet "like hinds' feet, and *setteth me upon my high places. 23 For all his judgments were be-fas the dust of the earth: I did stamp Ps 119. 30, fore me: and as for his statutes, I did Mic. 7. 10. h ch. 3. 1. & 5. k Is. 55. 5. the stranger. 45 Strangers shall submit them-+Heb. Sons of selves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid 'out of their close places. Or, yield feigned obedience. Heb. lie. See Deut. 33. 29. Ps. 66. 3. & 81. 15. 47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be 1 Mic. 7. 17. my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. m Ps. 89. 26. the first three. And David set him t over his guard. 24 "Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of 1 Sam. 22. 14. Dodo of Beth-lehem, t ch. 8. 18. & 20. 23. u ch. 2. 18. * See 1 Chr. 11. 27. 11_Or, valleys, Deut. 1. 24. y Judg. 2. 9. z ch. 20. 26. a ch. 11. 3, 6. 1017. a ch. 21. 1. See 1 Chr. 21. 1. b 1 Chr. 27. 23, 24. X 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the "brooks of › Gaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite; of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 39 a Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. David's confession. and the captains of the host went out | B. C. 1017. from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 5 T And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: f e Deut. 2. 36. Josh. 13. 9, 16. Or, valley. f Num. 32. 1, 3. 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and Or, nether they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, h land newly g Josh. 19. 47. h Josh. 19. 28. Judg. 18. 28. 7 And came to the strong hold of Judg. 18. 29. Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. i 9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight See 1 Chr. hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. 21.5. 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet "Gad, David's oseer, saying, 12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13 So Gad came to David, and told AND again the anger of the LORD him, and said unto him, Shall P seven was kindled against Israel, and || he moved David against them to say, b Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with ||Or, Compass. him, "Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. c Judg. 20. 1. d Jer. 17. 5. d 3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. q 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; 9 for his mercies are great: and let me not fall ။ into the hand of man. 15 ¶ So the LORD sent a pestilences upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, "the LORD repented him of 13. Or, And when. |