“The king took the two sons of Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, whom she bore to Sha’ul, Armoni and M’fivoshet; and the five sons of Mikhal the daughter of Sha’ul, whom she bore to Adri’el, the son of Barzillai the Mecholati“-2 Samuel 21:8 We are continuing to examine the story of how the Gibeonites demanded […]

“They answered the king, ‘The man who ruined us, who schemed against us so that we would cease to exist anywhere in Israel’s territory — have seven of his male descendants handed over to us, and we will put them to death by hanging before Adonai in Giv‘ah of Sha’ul, whom Adonai chose.’ The king […]

“David said to the Giv‘onim, ‘What should I do for you? With what should I make atonement, so that you will be able to bless Adonai’s heritage?’”–2 Samuel 21:3 So in verse 3, David gets right to the point and asks the Gibeonites… “‘What should I do for you?“ What’s David really asking here? Let’s […]

“The Giv‘onim said to him, ‘Our dispute with Sha’ul can’t be resolved with silver or gold; and we don’t have the right to put anyone in Israel to death.’ He said, ‘So, what do you say that I should do for you?’”-2 Samuel 21:4 Yesterday, I went to great lengths to explain that although the […]

“David said to the Giv‘onim, ‘What should I do for you? With what should I make atonement, so that you will be able to bless Adonai’s heritage?‘”-2 Samuel 21:3 David now understands the source of the famine. The 3-year-long drought wreaking havoc on his land was the ripple effect of what Saul did to the […]