II Samuel · Chapter 21 King James Version

II Samuel 21:10

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The Scripture

(10) And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

A three-year famine struck Israel because Saul had slain the Gibeonites, so David allowed seven of Saul's descendants to be hanged to atone for the bloodguilt. The chapter also recounts battles against Philistine giants, including Goliath's brothers, in which David's mighty men fought valiantly.

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