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Parallel 2 SAM 21:1

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BI 2 Sam 21:1 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)During David’s reign, there was a three-year famine. David inquired from Yahweh who said, “Sha’ul and his family have blood on their hands, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

OET-LVand_he/it_was a_famine in/on/at/with_days_of Dāvid three years year after year and_ Dāvid _he/it_sought DOM the_face_of YHWH and_ YHWH _he/it_said because_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) and_near/to the_house_of the_bloodguilt on that he_put_to_death DOM the_Giⱱˊōnites.

UHBוַ⁠יְהִ֣י 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 shānim shānāh ʼaḩₐrēy shānāh va⁠yəⱱaqqēsh dāvid ʼet-pənēy yhwh ş va⁠yyoʼmer yhwh ʼel-shāʼūl və⁠ʼel-bēyt ha⁠ddāmim ˊal-ʼₐsher-hēmit ʼet-ha⁠ggiⱱˊonim.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ 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. )

BrTrAnd 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.


21:1 Gr. iniquity.

21:1 Lit. the death of his bloods.

ULTAnd 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.”

USTThere 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.”

BSBDuring 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.”

MSB (Same as above)


OEBNow 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,

WEBBEThere 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETDuring 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.”

LSVAnd 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.”

FBVOnce 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.”

T4TDuring 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.”

LEBNo LEB 2 SAM book available

BBEIn 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.

MoffNo Moff 2 SAM book available

JPSAnd 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.'

ASVAnd 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.

DRAAnd 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.

YLTAnd 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.'

DrbyAnd 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.

RVAnd 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.

SLTAnd there will be a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David will seek the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah will say, For Saul and for the house of bloods, because he killed the Gibeonites.

WbstrThen 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-1769Then 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/killed the Gibeonites. )


21.1 enquired…: Heb. sought the face, etc

KJB-1611[fn]Then there was a famine in the dayes of Dauid three yeeres, yeere after yeere, and Dauid enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloodie house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)


21:1 Heb. sought the face &c.

BshpsNo Bshps 2 SAM book available

GnvaThen 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 David, three years together: and David asked council/counsel of the Lord, and the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew/killed the Gibeonites. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVgFacta 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]
   (Done it_is too hungers in/into/on days David tribe of_the_years regularly: and consuluit David oracle/prophecy Master. And_he_said Master: Because Saul, and home his bloody, because killed Gabaonitas. )


21.1 Facta est. RAB. Fames facta in Isræl propter Gabaonitas, etc., usque ad ne vitam eorum prave suggerendo corrumpant ulterius.


21.1 Done it_is. RAB. Fames facts in/into/on Israel because Gabaonitas, etc., until to not life their prave suggerendo corrumpant ulterius.

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

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).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

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_of Dāvid three years year after year and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM face/surface_of YHWH and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) 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_of Dāvid three years year after year and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM face/surface_of YHWH and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) 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.

BI 2 Sam 21:1 ©