2 Samuel 21:8 meaning and explanation
But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
2 Samuel 21:8, Berean Standard Bible
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David is the actor here, and the verse names the seven men he hands to the Gibeonites to atone for Saul's attempt to wipe them out, which the LORD had said caused a three year famine. Two were sons Saul had by his concubine Rizpah, and five were sons of Saul's daughter Merab.
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