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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 2SA 21:1 verse available
OET-LV and_he/it_was a_famine in/on/at/with_days of_Dāvid three years year after year and_he/it_sought Dāvid DOM the_face of_Yahweh and_he/it_said Yahweh because_of Shāʼūl and_near/to the_house the_bloodguilt on that he_put_to_death DOM the_Gibeonites.
UHB וַיְהִ֣י רָעָב֩ בִּימֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים שָׁנָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַדָּמִ֔ים עַל־אֲשֶׁר־הֵמִ֖ית אֶת־הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ ‡
(vayəhiy rāˊāⱱ biymēy dāvid shālosh shāniym shānāh ʼaḩₐrēy shānāh vayəⱱaqqēsh dāvid ʼet-pənēy yahweh ş vayyoʼmer yahweh ʼel-shāʼūl vəʼel-bēyt haddāmiym ˊal-ʼₐsher-hēmiyt ʼet-haggiⱱˊoniym.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT And there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh said, “To Saul and to the house belongs blood, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
UST There was a famine in Israel for three years that occurred in the time that David ruled. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “In order for the famine to end, Saul’s family need to be punished because Saul killed many people from the city of Gibeon.”
BSB § During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD.
§ And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
OEB Now in the days of David there was a famine three years, year after year. And when David sought the face of Jehovah, Jehovah said, Upon Saul and upon , because he put to death the Gibeonites,
WEB There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
WMB There was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. The LORD said, “It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
NET During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.”
LSV And there is a famine in the days of David [for] three years, year after year, and David seeks the face of YHWH, and YHWH says, “[This is] for Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put the Gibeonites to death.”
FBV Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”
T4T During the time that David ruled, there was a famine in Israel for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “In order for the famine to end, Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon city.”
LEB There was a famine in the days of David for three years; year after year David inquired of Yahweh,[fn] and Yahweh said, “The bloodguiltis on Saul and on his household, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
?:? Literally “sought the face of Yahweh”
BBE In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.
MOF No MOF 2SA book available
JPS And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said: 'It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.'
ASV 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.
DRA 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.
YLT And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, 'For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'
DBY And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for [his] house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites.
RV And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.
WBS Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
KJB 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.[fn]
(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.)
21.1 enquired…: Heb. sought the face, etc
BB Then there was an hunger in the dayes of Dauid three yeres together: And Dauid enquired of ye Lorde. And the Lorde aunswered: It is for Saul, and the house of blood, because he slue the Gibeonites.
(Then there was an hunger in the days of Dauid three years together: And Dauid enquired of ye/you_all Lord. And the Lord answered: It is for Saul, and the house of blood, because he slue the Gibeonites.)
GNV Then there was a famine in the dayes of Dauid, three yeeres together: and Dauid asked counsell of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloodie house, because hee slewe the Gibeonites.
(Then there was a famine in the days of Dauid, three years together: and Dauid asked council/counsel of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloodie house, because he slewe the Gibeonites. )
CB There was a derth also in Dauids tyme thre yeares together. And Dauid soughte the face of ye LORDE. And the LORDE sayde: Because of Saul and because of that bloudy housholde yt he slewe the Gibeonites.
(There was a death also in Dauids time three years together. And Dauid soughte the face of ye/you_all LORD. And the LORD said: Because of Saul and because of that bloody household it he slewe the Gibeonites.)
WYC Also hungur was maad in the lond of Israel in the daies of Dauid, bi thre yeer contynueli. And Dauid counselide the answere of the Lord; and the Lord seide, For Saul, and his hows, and blood, for he killide men of Gabaon.
(Also hunger was made in the land of Israel in the days of Dauid, by three year contynueli. And Dauid counselide the answer of the Lord; and the Lord said, For Saul, and his hows, and blood, for he killide men of Gabaon.)
LUT Es war auch eine Teurung zu Davids Zeiten, drei Jahre aneinander; und David suchte das Angesicht des HErrn. Und der HErr sprach: Um Sauls willen und um des Bluthauses willen, daß er die Gibeoniter getötet hat.
(It was also one Teurung to Davids Zeiten, three years aneinander; and David suchte the Angesicht the HErrn. And the LORD spoke: Um Sauls willen and around/by/for the bloodhauses willen, that he the Gibeoniter getötet hat.)
CLV Facta est quoque fames in diebus David tribus annis jugiter: et consuluit David oraculum Domini. Dixitque Dominus: Propter Saul, et domum ejus sanguinum, quia occidit Gabaonitas.[fn]
(Facta it_is quoque fames in days David tribus annis yugiter: and consuluit David oraculum Domini. And_he_said Master: Propter Saul, and home his sanguinum, because occidit Gabaonitas.)
21.1 Facta est. RAB. Fames facta in Isræl propter Gabaonitas, etc., usque ad ne vitam eorum prave suggerendo corrumpant ulterius.
21.1 Facta est. RAB. Fames facts in Isræl propter Gabaonitas, etc., usque to ne life eorum prave suggerendo corrumpant ulterius.
BRN And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, There is [fn]guilt upon Saul and his house because of his [fn]bloody murder, whereby he slew the Gabaonites.
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Δαυὶδ τρία ἔτη, ἐνιαυτὸς ὁ ἐχόμενος ἐνιαυτοῦ· καὶ ἐζήτησε Δαυὶδ τὸ πρόσωπον Κυρίου· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἀδικία ἐν θανάτῳ αἱμάτων αὐτοῦ, περὶ οὗ ἐθανάτωσε τοὺς Γαβαωνίτας.
(Kai egeneto limos en tais haʸmerais Dawid tria etaʸ, eniautos ho eⱪomenos eniautou; kai ezaʸtaʸse Dawid to prosōpon Kuriou; kai eipe Kurios, epi Saʼoul kai epi ton oikon autou adikia en thanatōi haimatōn autou, peri hou ethanatōse tous Gabaōnitas. )
21:1–24:25 The final chapters of 2 Samuel are a coda, a concluding section that summarizes the important themes from the preceding material. These chapters are thematic, not chronological, and not all the events described here happened at the end of David’s reign (e.g., 22:1). The materials are arranged according to a common Hebrew literary device, a chiasm (mirror-image): A: Saul’s sin against the Gibeonites and its collective punishment (21:1-14); B: David’s heroes and their exploits (21:15-22); C: David’s Psalm (22:1-51); C′: David’s Psalm (23:1-7); B′: David’s heroes and their exploits (23:8-39); A′: David’s sin against the census taboo and its collective punishment (24:1-25). A chiasm highlights the central section—here David’s hymns, which focus not on David but on David’s God.
21:1 asked the Lord: The Hebrew verb is the same as that used when David “begged” for the life of Bathsheba’s child (12:16). On these two occasions, “seeking” was in the desperation of a moment of crisis. However, most often in the Old Testament, “seeking God” refers not to a specific prayer of petition but to the dynamics of daily devotion and obedience to God (e.g., Pss 40:16; 105:4; Prov 28:5).
• Saul and his family are guilty: The famine resulted from violating an oath taken before the Lord (Josh 9:19-20).
• murdering the Gibeonites: This incident is not elsewhere recorded. Illicit bloodshed had polluted the land, making it sterile and unfruitful (cp. Gen 4:10-12; Num 35:30-34).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) sought the face of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was famine in/on/at/with,days Dāvid three years year after year and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM face/surface_of YHWH and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shāʼūl and=near/to house_of the,bloodguilt on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in which/who put_~_todeath DOM the,Gibeonites )
Here “face” is a synecdoche for Yahweh’s presence. This means David prayed to Yahweh for an answer about the famine.
(Occurrence 0) because of Saul and his murderous family
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was famine in/on/at/with,days Dāvid three years year after year and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM face/surface_of YHWH and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shāʼūl and=near/to house_of the,bloodguilt on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in which/who put_~_todeath DOM the,Gibeonites )
Saul had killed many Gibeonites, and Saul’s descendants are guilty because of this sin.