Pinatay ang mga Angkan ni Saul
1Noong panahon ng paghahari ni David, nagkaroon ng taggutom sa loob ng tatlong taon. Kaya nanalangin si David sa Panginoon. Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Dumating ang taggutom dahil pinatay ni Saul at ng pamilya niya ang mga Gibeonita.” 2Ang mga Gibeonita ay hindi mula sa lahi ng Israelita kundi sa natitirang buhay na mga Amoreo. Nangako ang mga Israelita na hindi nila sila papatayin pero tinangka silang lipulin ni Saul dahil sa matindi niyang pag-alala sa Israel at Juda.
Ipinatawag ni David ang mga Gibeonita, 3at tinanong, “Ano ang maaari kong gawin sa inyo para mabayaran ang kasalanang ginawa ni Saul sa inyo, at para pagpalain ninyo ang mamamayan ng Panginoon?” 4Sumagot ang mga Gibeonita, “Hindi po mababayaran ng pilak o ginto ang galit namin kay Saul at sa pamilya niya. At ayaw din naming pumatay ng sinumang Israelita bilang paghihiganti maliban na lang kung ipahintulot nʼyo ito.” Nagtanong si David, “Kung ganoon, ano ang gusto nʼyong gawin ko para sa inyo?” 5Sumagot sila, “Tinangka po kaming patayin ni Saul para walang matira sa amin sa Israel. 6Kaya ibigay nʼyo sa amin ang pitong lalaki na mula sa angkan niya, dahil papatayin namin sila at pababayaan ang kanilang bangkay sa lugar na malapit sa lugar kung saan sumasamba sa Panginoon doon sa Gibea, bayan ito ni Saul na haring pinili ng Panginoon.” Sinabi ng hari, “Sige, ibibigay ko sila sa inyo.” 7Hindi ibinigay ni David sa kanila si Mefiboset na anak ni Jonatan at apo ni Saul, dahil sa sumpaan nila ni Jonatan sa presensya ng Panginoon. 8Ang ibinigay ni David ay ang dalawang anak ni Saul na sina Armoni at Mefiboset. Ang ina nila ay si Rizpa na anak ni Aya. Ibinigay din ni David ang limang anak na lalaki ni Merab. Anak ni Saul si Merab at asawa ni Adriel na anak ni Barzilai na taga-Mehola. 9Ibinigay sila ni David sa mga Gibeonita, at pinagpapatay silang pito roon sa burol na malapit sa lugar kung saan sumasamba sa Panginoon. At pinabayaan lang nila roon ang mga bangkay. Nangyari ito noong nagsisimula pa lang ang anihan ng sebada.
10Si Rizpa na anak ni Aya ay kumuha ng sako at inilatag ito sa isang malaking bato para gawin niyang higaan. Binantayan niya ang mga bangkay upang hindi kainin ng mga ibon kapag araw at para hindi kainin ng mababangis na hayop kapag gabi. Nanatili siya roon simula nang mag-umpisa ang anihan hanggang sa magtag-ulan.
11Nang malaman ni David ang ginawa ni Rizpa na asawa ni Saul, 12nagpunta siya sa mga naninirahan sa Jabes Gilead at hiningi ang mga buto ni Saul at ng anak nitong si Jonatan. (Nang mapatay sina Saul at Jonatan sa pakikipaglaban nila sa mga Filisteo sa Gilboa, ibinitin ng mga Filisteo ang mga bangkay nila sa plasa ng Bet Shan, at lihim na kinuha ng mga taga-Jabes Gilead ang mga bangkay nila.) 13Dinala ni David ang mga buto nina Saul at Jonatan, pati na rin ang mga buto ng pitong pinagpapatay ng mga Gibeonita. 14Ipinalibing niya ito sa mga tauhan niya sa pinaglibingan ng ama ni Saul na si Kish, sa bayan ng Zela sa Benjamin. Natupad ang lahat ng iniutos ni David. Pagkatapos nito, sinagot ng Panginoon ang mga panalangin nila na huminto ang taggutom sa kanilang bansa.
Ang Pakikidigma Laban sa mga Filisteo
(1 Cro. 20:4-8)
15Dumating ang panahon na muling naglaban ang mga Filisteo at mga Israelita. At nang nakikipaglaban na si David at ang mga tauhan niya, napagod siya. 16Si Ishbi Benob na Filisteo na mula sa angkan ng mga Rafa,21:16 Rafa: o, Rafamita. Maaaring matatangkad na tao na naninirahan sa Canaan bago dumating ang mga Israelita. Tingnan ang Deu. 2:10-11. ay nagtangkang patayin si David. Tanso ang dulo ng sibat niya na tumitimbang ng mga apat na kilo, at may nakasukbit pa siyang bagong espada. 17Pero dumating si Abishai na anak ni Zeruya para iligtas si David, at pinatay niya ang Filisteo. Pagkatapos nito, sinabi ng mga tauhan ni David sa kanya, “Hindi na po kami papayag na muli kayong sumama sa amin sa labanan. Tulad kayo ng ilaw sa Israel at ayaw naming mawala kayo.”
18Nang sumunod na mga panahon, muling naglaban ang mga Filisteo at mga Israelita sa Gob. Sa labanang ito, pinatay ni Sibecai na taga-Husha si Saf, na isa sa mga angkan ng Rafa. 19At sa isa pa nilang labanan sa Gob, pinatay ni Elhanan na anak ni Jaare Origem, na taga-Betlehem, si Goliat na taga-Gat. Ang sibat ni Goliat ay mabigat at makapal.21:19 mabigat at makapal: sa literal, katulad ng tungkod na panghabi.
20Muli pang naglaban ang mga Filisteo at mga Israelita, nangyari ito sa Gat. Sa labanang ito, may isang tao na sobrang laki, may tig-aanim na daliri sa mga kamay at paa niya. Isa rin siya sa mga angkan ng mga Rafa. 21Nang kutyain niya ang mga Israelita, pinatay siya ni Jonatan na anak ng kapatid ni David na si Shimea.
22Ang apat na Filisteong ito ay mula sa angkan ng Rafa na taga-Gat. Pinatay sila ni David at ng mga tauhan niya.
David Makes Things Right for the People of Gibeon
1For three years in a row there wasn’t enough food in the land. That was while David was king. So David asked the Lord why he wasn’t blessing his people. The Lord said, “It is because Saul and his family committed murder. He put the people of Gibeon to death.”
2The people of Gibeon weren’t a part of Israel. Instead, they were some of the Amorites who were still left alive. The Israelites had promised to spare them. But Saul had tried to put an end to them. That’s because he wanted to make Israel and Judah strong. So now King David sent for the people of Gibeon and spoke to them. 3He asked them, “What would you like me to do for you? How can I make up for the wrong things that were done to you? I want you to be able to pray that the Lord will once again bless his land.”
4The people of Gibeon answered him. They said, “No amount of silver or gold can make up for what Saul and his family did to us. And we can’t put anyone in Israel to death.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” David asked.
5They answered the king, “Saul nearly destroyed us. He made plans to wipe us out. We don’t have anywhere to live in Israel. 6So let seven of the males in his family line be given to us. We’ll kill them. We’ll put their dead bodies out in the open in the sight of the Lord. We’ll do it at Gibeah of Saul. Saul was the Lord’s chosen king.”
So King David said, “I’ll give seven males to you.”
7The king spared Mephibosheth. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul. David had made a promise in front of the Lord. He had promised to be kind to Jonathan and the family line of his father Saul. 8But the king chose Armoni and another Mephibosheth. They were the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah. Saul was their father. The king also chose the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab. Adriel, the son of Barzillai, was their father. Adriel was from Meholah. 9King David handed them over to the people of Gibeon. They killed them. They put their dead bodies out in the open on a hill in the sight of the Lord. All seven of them died together. They were put to death during the first days of the harvest. It happened just when people were beginning to harvest the barley.
10Aiah’s daughter Rizpah took some rough cloth people wear when they’re sad. She spread it out for herself on a rock. She stayed there from the beginning of the harvest until it rained. The rain poured down from the sky on the dead bodies of the seven males. She didn’t let the birds touch them by day. She didn’t let the wild animals touch them at night. 11Someone told David what Rizpah had done. She was Aiah’s daughter and Saul’s concubine. 12David went and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. He got them from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. They had stolen their bodies from the main street in Beth Shan. That’s where the Philistines had hung their bodies up on the city wall. They had done it after they struck Saul down on Mount Gilboa. 13David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from Jabesh Gilead. The bones of the seven males who had been killed and put out in the open were also gathered up.
14The bones of Saul and his son Jonathan were buried in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. The tomb was at Zela in the territory of Benjamin. Everything the king commanded was done. After that, God answered prayer and blessed 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. He became very tired. 16Ishbi-Benob belonged to the family line of Rapha. The tip of his bronze spear weighed seven and a half pounds. He was also armed with a new sword. He said he would kill David. 17But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to save David. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men made a promise. They said to David, “We never want you to go out with us to battle again. You are the lamp of Israel’s kingdom. We want that lamp to keep on burning brightly.”
18There was another battle against the Philistines. It took place at Gob. At that time Sibbekai killed Saph. Sibbekai was a Hushathite. Saph was from the family line of Rapha.
19In another battle against the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan killed Goliath’s brother. Elhanan was the son of Jair from Bethlehem. Goliath was from the city of Gath. His spear was as big as a weaver’s rod.
20There was still another battle. It took place at Gath. A huge man lived there. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. So the total number of his toes and fingers was 24. He was also from the family of Rapha. 21He made fun of Israel. So Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was the son of David’s brother Shimeah.
22Those four Philistine men lived in Gath. They were from the family line of Rapha. David and his men killed them.
