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2 Samuel 21:13-15
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13 David[a] brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.

14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish. After they had done everything[b] that the king had commanded, God responded to their prayers[c] for the land.

Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines

15 Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers[d] and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:13 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Samuel 21:14 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have here כְּכֹל (kekhol, “according to all”).
  3. 2 Samuel 21:14 tn Heb “was entreated.” The verb is an example of the so-called niphal tolerativum, with the sense that God allowed himself to be supplicated through prayer (cf. GKC 137 §51.c).
  4. 2 Samuel 21:15 tn Heb “his servants.”
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