• 2 Samuel 21:1
    The Bible in Living English

    • 21 And there was famine in David’s days for three years, year after year; and David betook himself to Jehovah; and Jehovah said “There is bloodguilt on Saul and his family for having put the Gibeonites to death.”

  • 2 Samuel 21:1
    American Standard Version

    • 21 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

  • 2 Samuel 21:1
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 21 And there came to be a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year, so then David sought the face of Yahweh,—and Yahweh said—It respecteth Saul and his house as to bloodshed, in that he put to death the Gibeonites.

  • 2 Samuel 21:1
    King James Version

    • 21 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.