2 Samuel 21:7-9

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⁷But the king protected Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth. Jonathan was Saul’s son, and David had made a promise in the Lord’s name to Jonathan.^[a] So the king did not let them hurt Mephibosheth. ⁸David gave them Armoni and Mephibosheth.^[b] These were the sons of Saul and Rizpah. Saul also had a daughter named Merab who was married to Adriel son of Barzillai, from Meholah. David took the five sons of Merab and Adriel. ⁹David gave these seven men to the Gibeonites who then brought them to Mount Gibeah and hanged them in front of the Lord. Those seven men died together in the spring, during the first days of the barley harvest.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 21:7 David had made … to Jonathan David and Jonathan promised each other they would not harm each other’s families. Read 1 Sam. 20:12-23, 42.
2 Samuel 21:8 Mephibosheth This is another man named Mephibosheth, not Jonathan’s son.