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2 Samuel 21:14

And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.

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ASV

And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.

KJV

And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.Ruand they buriedH6912 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-[the] bones ofH6106 →
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-and JonathanH3083 →
בְּ֠נוֹbe.noson hisH1121 →
בְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
בִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144 →
בְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'at ZelaH6762 →
בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verin [the] tomb ofH6913 →
קִ֣ישׁkishKishH7027 →
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they didH6213 →
כֹּ֥לkolallH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
צִוָּ֖הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.Terand he was entreatedH6279 →
אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
לָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzfor the landH776 →
אַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-afterH310 →
כֵֽן׃ פKhenthusH3651 →

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Joshua 18:28Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.2 Samuel 24:25And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.Deuteronomy 19:13You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.1 Samuel 10:2When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’1 Kings 18:40–41Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.2 Samuel 3:32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.2 Samuel 4:12So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.Joel 2:18–19Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.Jeremiah 14:1–7This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:Jonah 1:15At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.Numbers 25:13It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”Amos 7:1–6This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.Exodus 32:27–29He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”Zechariah 6:8Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”Numbers 25:11“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.Ezekiel 16:42So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer angry.Job 37:13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

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