2 Samuel 21:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the king{H4428} took{H3947} the two{H8147} sons{H1121} of Rizpah{H7532} the daughter{H1323} of Aiah,{H345} whom she bare{H3205} unto Saul,{H7586} Armoni{H764} and Mephibosheth;{H4648} and the five{H2568} sons{H1121} of Michal{H4324} the daughter{H1323} of Saul,{H7586} whom she bare{H3205} to Adriel{H5741} the son{H1121} of Barzillai{H1271} the Meholathite:{H4259}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the king{H4428} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the two{H8147} sons{H1121} of Rizpah{H7532} the daughter{H1323} of Aiah{H345}, whom she bare{H3205}{(H8804)} unto Saul{H7586}, Armoni{H764} and Mephibosheth{H4648}; and the five{H2568} sons{H1121} of Michal{H4324} the daughter{H1323} of Saul{H7586}, whom she brought up{H3205}{(H8804)} for Adriel{H5741} the son{H1121} of Barzillai{H1271} the Meholathite{H4259}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the two sonnes of Rispa ye doughter of Aia, whom she had borne vnto Saul, Armoni & Mephiboseth, And the fyue sonnes of Michol the doughter of Saul, whom she bare vnto Adriel the sonne of Barsillai the Mahalothite,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the King tooke the two sonnes of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whome shee bare vnto Saul, euen Armoni & Mephibosheth and the fiue sonnes of Michal, the daughter of Saul, whome shee bare to Adriel the sonne of Barzillai the Meholathite.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the king toke the two sonnes of Rispha the daughter of Aia whom she bare vnto Saul, euen Armoni and Miphiboseth, and the fiue sonnes of Michol the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the sonne of Barzellai the Meholathite.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the king taketh the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bare to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Saul to whom Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth; and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whose father was Adriel, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah whom she had born to Saul, and the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab whom she had born to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 18:19 : 19 But when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel of Meholah in marriage.
  • 2 Sam 3:7 : 7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 21:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6 let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us to be executed before the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the Lord’s chosen one." The king said, "I will give them to you."

    7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 21:9-13
    5 verses
    78%

    9 He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who executed them on the hill before the Lord. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.

    10 Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the sky to rest on them by day or the wild animals by night.

    11 When David was told what Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, Saul’s concubine, had done,

    12 he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

    13 David brought up the bones of Saul and Jonathan, his son, from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been executed.

  • 1 Sam 14:49
    74%

    49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-Shua. The names of his two daughters were Merab, the firstborn, and Michal, the younger.

  • 1 Sam 18:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19 But when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel of Meholah in marriage.

    20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.

    21 Saul thought, 'I will give her to him so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' So Saul said to David, 'Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.'

  • 2 Sam 4:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge against Saul and his descendants."

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  • 2 Sam 21:2
    72%

    2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)

  • 2 Sam 2:8
    72%

    8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

  • 2 Sam 3:7
    72%

    7 Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?'

  • 1 Sam 31:2
    71%

    2 The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons.

  • 1 Sam 18:27
    71%

    27 So David arose and went out with his men, and they struck down two hundred Philistines. David brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

  • 2 Sam 3:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, son of Saul, to say, 'Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a payment of one hundred Philistine foreskins.'

    15 So Ishbosheth sent for her and took her away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.

  • 2 Sam 4:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

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  • 1 Chr 10:2
    70%

    2 The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 21:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.

    22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.

  • 1 Chr 20:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 This man taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.

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  • 2 Sam 9:12
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    12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.

  • 2 Sam 9:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, "I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family."

    10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will always eat at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

  • 2 Sam 4:2
    70%

    2 Now Saul's son had two leaders of his raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin, for Beeroth was also considered part of Benjamin.

  • 1 Chr 8:33-34
    2 verses
    69%

    33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

    34 The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal fathered Micah.

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    69%

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  • 2 Sam 4:12
    69%

    12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    69%

    12 from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 1 Sam 18:25
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    25 Saul replied, 'Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies."' Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
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    12 All the valiant men arose, took the bodies of Saul and his sons, brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.

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  • 2 Sam 6:23
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    11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 all their valiant men rose up, traveled through the night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. They brought them to Jabesh and burned them there.

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    32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.