2 Samuel 21:1-22
During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death."
What shall I do for you? How shall I make amends so that you will bless the Lord's inheritance?
David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.
Probably precede Mephibosheth's welcome at court. The story of Israel's pact with Gibeon is told in Joshua 9:3-27, Saul had apparently broken the treaty, despite close family connections with the city(1 Chronicle 8:29)
Why?
That you may bless: and so remove the curse that brought the famine
The Hebrew does not specify the manner of death, despite some translations.
Merab: The daughter who had been promised to David as wife
Rizpah may have been there as long as six months. The coming of rain brought an end to the famine, and to the curse, leaving David free to act.
David had any problem he will ask to the Lord to know the reason.
How?
God answer prayer in behalf of the land where there is not innocent blood shed in the land. Only the Lord may bless us!
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