And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
All the books of the King James Bible
The Bible is a unique and timeless collection of sacred texts, divided into books that together reveal God’s character, His relationship with humanity, and His plan for redemption. Each book carries its own distinct voice, purpose, and message, yet all contribute to the unified story of God’s interaction with the world. From history to prophecy, poetry to wisdom, the books of the Bible guide, instruct, and inspire believers across generations.
The Old Testament books lay the foundation for God’s covenant with His people. They include narratives of creation, the history of Israel, and laws that shaped the moral and spiritual life of the nation. The poetic and wisdom books, such as Psalms and Proverbs, provide encouragement, reflection, and practical guidance for daily living. The prophetic books call God’s people to faithfulness, warn of judgment, and offer hope of restoration and redemption.
The New Testament books center on the life, ministry, and redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The Gospels present His teachings, miracles, death, and resurrection, while the Acts of the Apostles recount the spread of the early Church through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Epistles offer practical and theological guidance for believers, addressing faith, conduct, and unity within the body of Christ. The book of Revelation closes the canon with a vision of God’s ultimate triumph and the promise of eternal life.
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2 Samuel 21:22
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
2 Samuel 21:3
Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
2 Samuel 21:4
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
2 Samuel 21:5
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,
2 Samuel 21:6
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.
2 Samuel 21:7
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
2 Samuel 21:8
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:
2 Samuel 21:9
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 22:1
And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 Samuel 22:10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
2 Samuel 22:11
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:12
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
2 Samuel 22:13
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
2 Samuel 22:14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
2 Samuel 22:15
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
2 Samuel 22:16
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:17
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
2 Samuel 22:18
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel 22:19
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
2 Samuel 22:20
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:21
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
2 Samuel 22:22
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Samuel 22:23
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
2 Samuel 22:24
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
2 Samuel 22:25
Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
2 Samuel 22:26
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
2 Samuel 22:27
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
2 Samuel 22:28
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.