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2 Samuel 21:4

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 21:4

Verse 4 of 22

Scripture focus

And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, [that] will I do for you.

2 Samuel 21:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:4

Theological / Devotional

No silver nor gold of Saul. The smiting of the Gibeonites probably involved the confiscation of their property. It was only right that in a sincere effort to make restitution, what had been taken from them should be returned. The Gibeonites insisted, however, that they were not concerned with worldly goods. They were willing to forgo the matter of restitution in kind.

Kill any man in Israel. Israel as a nation was responsible for the slaughter of the Gibeonites at the hand of Saul. But the people as a whole would not now be asked to pay the price of the blood that had been shed. The Gibeonites were of the opinion that the guilt should rest primarily upon the house of Saul and that by it expiation should be made.

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