2 Samuel 4:9 meaning and explanation
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
2 Samuel 4:9, Berean Standard Bible
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David answers two brothers who have just murdered Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and rival king, and brought his head to Hebron expecting a reward. David swears by the living LORD, the God who "has redeemed my life from all distress." The Hebrew word for redeem, gaal, belongs to family law: the nearest relative who pays to free a captive or avenges a wrong.
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