2 Samuel 21:14

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They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.

Context

11David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

12So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines) had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;

13and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son. They also gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

14They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.

15The Philistines) had war again with Israel; and David) went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;

16and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, he being armed with a new sword, thought he would kill David.

17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David) swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”

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