The Gibeonites Avenged
1During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
2The king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.) 3David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How shall I make atonement so that you will bless the Lord’s inheritance?”
4The Gibeonites answered him, “We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” David asked.
5They answered the king, “As for the man who destroyed us and plotted against us so that we have been decimated and have no place anywhere in Israel, 6let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposed before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul—the Lord’s chosen one.”
So the king said, “I will give them to you.”
7The king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul. 8But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab,21:8 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 18:19); most Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts Michal whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 9He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed them and exposed their bodies on a hill before the Lord. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning.
10Rizpah daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds touch them by day or the wild animals by night. 11When David was told what Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done, 12he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.) 13David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up.
14They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.
Wars Against the Philistines
15Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted. 16And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels21:16 That is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms and who was armed with a new sword, said he would kill David. 17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.”
18In the course of time, there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gob. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
19In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair21:19 See 1 Chron. 20:5; Hebrew Jaare-Oregim. the Bethlehemite killed the brother of21:19 See 1 Chron. 20:5; Hebrew does not have the brother of. Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.
20In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. 21When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him.
22These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
Andũ a Gibeoni Kũrĩhĩrio
121:1 Ndar 35:33-34Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Daudi, nĩ kwagĩire na ngʼaragu ya mĩaka ĩtatũ ĩrũmanĩrĩire; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Daudi agĩtuĩria ũhoro harĩ Jehova. Nake Jehova akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũndũ ũyũ ũrekĩka nĩ ũndũ wa Saũlũ o na ũndũ wa nyũmba yake ĩrĩa yaitithagia thakame; nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ooragire andũ a Gibeoni.”
221:2 Josh 9:15Nake mũthamaki agĩĩta andũ a Gibeoni akĩaria nao. (Na rĩrĩ, andũ acio a Gibeoni matiarĩ amwe na Isiraeli no maarĩ matigari ma Aamori; no andũ a Isiraeli nĩmehĩtĩte atĩ matikamooraga, no Saũlũ nĩ ũndũ wa kĩyo kĩrĩa aarĩ nakĩo nĩ ũndũ wa Isiraeli na Juda nĩageririe kũmaniina.) 321:3 1Sam 26:19Nake Daudi akĩũria andũ acio a Gibeoni atĩrĩ, “Mũngĩenda ndĩmwĩkĩre atĩa? Nĩ ũndũ ũrĩkũ ingĩĩka tũiguane nĩguo mũrathime igai rĩa Jehova?”
421:4 Ndar 25:4; 1Sam 10:24Nao andũ a Gibeoni makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Tũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũũria tũheo betha kana thahabu kuuma kũrĩ Saũlũ, kana nyũmba yake, o na tũtirĩ na kĩhooto gĩa kũũraga mũndũ o na ũmwe thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli.”
Daudi akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩatĩa mũngĩenda ndĩmwĩkĩre?”
5Nao magĩcookeria mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Ha ũhoro wa mũndũ ũrĩa watũniinire na agĩtũciirĩra ũũru nĩgeetha tũthire, nĩguo tũtikagĩe na handũ o na ha thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli-rĩ, 621:6 Ndar 25:4; 1Sam 10:24reke tũneo arũme mũgwanja a njiaro ciake nĩgeetha mooragwo na maraganio mbere ya Jehova kũu Gibea ya Saũlũ, ũrĩa mũthuure wa Jehova.”
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũthamaki akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũmaneana kũrĩ inyuĩ.”
721:7 2Sam 4:4; 2Sam 18:3Na rĩrĩ, mũthamaki akĩhonokia Mefiboshethu mũrũ wa Jonathani, mũrũ wa Saũlũ, nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩhĩtwa ũrĩa Daudi na Jonathani mũrũ wa Saũlũ meehĩtanĩire mbere ya Jehova. 821:8 2Sam 3:7No mũthamaki agĩkuua Arimoni na Mefiboshethu, ariũ acio eerĩ a Aia, mwarĩ wa Rizipa, arĩa aaciarĩire Saũlũ, hamwe na ariũ atano a Merabu mwarĩ wa Saũlũ, arĩa aaciarĩire Adirieli mũrũ wa Barizilai ũrĩa Mũmeholathu; 9Nake akĩmaneana kũrĩ Gibeoni, arĩa maamooragire na makĩmaaragania kĩrĩma-inĩ mbere ya Jehova. Acio othe mũgwanja maagũire hamwe; mooragirwo hĩndĩ ya matukũ ma kĩambĩrĩria kĩa magetha, o rĩrĩa magetha ma cairi maambagĩrĩria.
1021:10 Kĩam 40:19; 1Sam 17:44Rizipa mwarĩ wa Aia akĩoya nguo ya ikũnia, na akĩmĩara hau ihiga igũrũ. Kuuma kĩambĩrĩria kĩa magetha nginya rĩrĩa mbura yoirĩire mĩĩrĩ ĩyo, ndaarekire ciimba icio ihutio nĩ nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ mũthenya, kana ihutio nĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka ũtukũ. 11Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Daudi eerirwo ũrĩa Rizipa mwarĩ wa Aia, thuriya ya Saũlũ, eekĩte-rĩ, 1221:12 Atiir 21:8; Josh 17:11agĩthiĩ, agĩkuua mahĩndĩ ma Saũlũ o na ma mũriũ Jonathani kuuma kwa andũ a Jabeshi-Gileadi. Maamarutĩte na hitho kuuma kĩhaaro-inĩ kĩa mũingĩ kũu Bethi-Shani, harĩa Afilisti maamacuurĩtie, thuutha wa kũũragĩra Saũlũ kũu Giliboa. 13Daudi agĩkuua mahĩndĩ ma Saũlũ na ma mũriũ Jonathani kuuma kũu, na mahĩndĩ ma andũ arĩa moragĩtwo makaaraganio kũu makĩũnganio.
1421:14 2Sam 24:25; 1Maũ 8:34Nao magĩthika mahĩndĩ ma Saũlũ na ma mũriũ Jonathani mbĩrĩra-inĩ ya Kishu, ithe wa Saũlũ, kũu Zela thĩinĩ wa Benjamini, na magĩĩka maũndũ mothe marĩa mũthamaki aathanĩte. Thuutha ũcio Ngai agĩcookia mahooya marĩa maahooetwo nĩ ũndũ wa bũrũri.
Mbaara ya Gũũkĩrĩra Afilisti
15O rĩngĩ nĩ kwagĩire mbaara gatagatĩ ka Afilisti na Isiraeli. Daudi agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ hamwe na andũ ake makarũe na Afilisti, na akĩnoga mũno. 16Nake Ishibi-Benobu ũrĩa warĩ ũmwe wa njiaro cia Rafa, ũrĩa mũthia wa itimũ rĩake warĩ na ũritũ wa cekeri magana matatũ,21:16 nĩ ta giramu 330 na aarĩ na rũhiũ rwa njora rwerũ, ũcio akiuga nĩekũũraga Daudi. 1721:17 Thab 132:17; 2Sam 18:3No rĩrĩ, Abishai mũrũ wa Zeruia akĩhonokia Daudi; akĩgũtha Mũfilisti ũcio akĩgũa, akĩmũũraga. Ningĩ andũ a Daudi makĩĩhĩta kũrĩ we makiuga atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ũgacooka gũthiĩ mbaara-inĩ na ithuĩ, nĩgeetha tawa wa Isiraeli ndũkahorio.”
1821:18 1Maũ 11:29Ningĩ thuutha wa mahinda macio, makĩgĩa na mbaara ĩngĩ na Afilisti kũu Gobu. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Sibekai ũrĩa Mũhushathi akĩũraga Safu, ũmwe wa njiaro cia Rafa.
19Ningĩ mbaara-inĩ ĩngĩ makĩrũa na Afilisti kũu Gobu, Elihanani mũrũ wa Jaare-Oregimu ũrĩa Mũbethilehemu akĩũraga Goliathũ ũrĩa Mũgiiti, ũrĩa warĩ na itimũ rĩarĩ na mũtĩ ũigana ta mũtĩ wa mũtumi ngoora.
20Ningĩ mbaara-inĩ ĩngĩ ĩrĩa yarĩ kũu Gathu, nakuo kwarĩ na mũndũ mũnene mũno, warĩ na ciara ithathatũ o guoko, na ciara ithathatũ o kũgũrũ, ciothe ciarĩ ciara mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na inya. O na ningĩ aarĩ wa rũciaro rwa Rafa. 2121:21 1Sam 17:10; 16:9Rĩrĩa aanyũrũririe andũ a Isiraeli, Jonathani mũrũ wa Shimea, mũrũ wa nyina na Daudi, akĩmũũraga.
22Andũ acio ana maarĩ a rũciaro rwa Rafa kũu Gathu nao makĩgũa moko-inĩ ma Daudi na andũ ake.
