2 Samuel 21:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So David said to the Gibeonites, 'What can I do for you? How can I make things right with you, so that you will bless the Lord's people?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David is asking the Gibeonites what he can do to repair the wrong done to them, so they will stop cursing Israel and instead bless God's people.

📚 Historical Context

The Gibeonites were a people group that Joshua had made a peace treaty with centuries earlier, but King Saul had later broken this covenant by trying to wipe them out. Israel was now experiencing a three-year famine, which David understood to be God's judgment for Saul's violation of the sacred treaty with the Gibeonites.

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