God, Famine, and Dismemberment – King David – The Brick Bible

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During David’s reign there was a famine that lasted for three continuous years.

1 of 14 2 Samuel 21:1

So David sought the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh said, 'It is because of Saul and his bloody family. Because he killed the Gibeonites.'

2 of 14 2 Samuel 21:1

The Gibeonites were not Israelites, but the Israelites had vowed to spare them. However, in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to annihilate them.

3 of 14 2 Samuel 21:2

So the king summoned the Gibeonites and asked, 'How can I make amends so that you will bless Yahweh's inheritance?'

4 of 14 2 Samuel 21:2–3

They replied, 'Hand over to us seven sons of the man who sought to dismember and annihilate us, and we will dismember them before Yahweh at Gibeon.'

5 of 14 2 Samuel 21:5–6

The king said, 'I will hand them over.'

6 of 14 2 Samuel 21:6

The king took Saul's two sons Armoni and Mephibaal, whose mother was Rizpah, along with the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, and he handed them over to the Gibeonites.

7 of 14 2 Samuel 21:8–9

And the Gibeonites dismembered them before Yahweh on the mountain.

8 of 14 2 Samuel 21:9

The seven of them died together. They were killed on the first days of harvest.

9 of 14 2 Samuel 21:9

From the beginning of the harvest until rain fell from the sky, Rizpah kept away the birds during the day.

10 of 14 2 Samuel 21:10

And she kept away the wild animals during the night.

11 of 14 2 Samuel 21:10

David was told of what Saul's concubine Rizpah had done. And the bones of those who had been dismembered were gathered up.

12 of 14 2 Samuel 21:11, 13

David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan, and they buried the bones in the land of Benjamin at the grave of his father Kish.

13 of 14 2 Samuel 21:13

After this Yahweh heeded their prayers concerning the land.

14 of 14 2 Samuel 21:14

God Kills 70,000 Innocent Israelites

God Kills 70,000 Innocent Israelites