2 Samuel 21:5
in 2 Samuel 21And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel,
KJV
And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
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This verse in 2 Samuel 21
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the man who consumed us
on 2 Samuel 21:5-7
They ask for seven of his male descendants, to hang them “before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul”, and the king agrees. Verse 7 spares Mephibosheth son of Jonathan because of the oath between David and Jonathan, so one oath costs seven lives and another saves one.
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The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאִישׁ֙ | haish | the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| כִּלָּ֔נוּ | kilanu | he made an end of us | H3615 → | 208 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר | vaasher | and who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּמָּה־ | dimah- | he planned | H1819 → | |
| לָ֑נוּ | lanu | to <the> us | ||
| נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּ | nishmadnu | we were destroyed | H8045 → | 90 times |
| מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב | mehityatzev | from standing | H3320 → | 48 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גְּבֻ֥ל | gevul | [the] territory of | H1366 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
הָאִישׁ֙the man
haishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
כִּלָּ֔נוּhe made an end of us
kilanuH3615 →208 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֖רand who
vaasherH834 →5497 times
דִּמָּה־he planned
dimah-H1819 →
לָ֑נוּto <the> us
lanu
נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּwe were destroyed
nishmadnuH8045 →90 times
מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בfrom standing
mehityatzevH3320 →48 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
גְּבֻ֥ל[the] territory of
gevulH1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
it leads to
- James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Mark 4:24
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Obadiah 1:15
For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
- Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
- James 2:13
Through
Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end…
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:8
By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
- Nahum 1:8
But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
- Isaiah 53:8
Through
2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul…
it leads to
- Joshua 7:11–12
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these…
- Joshua 7:11–12
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Samuel

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
