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The Gibeonites said to him, “It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.” He said, “I will do for you whatever you say.”
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Verse 4. Gold. It is supposed that David made them an offer of some. Salien, A. 1040.—Israel besides. At first they required all the progeny of Saul, nine in number, to be crucified: but, at David’s request, and intimation that he had sworn to protect the sons of Jonathan, Miphiboseth and Micha, ( Bible.) they were content with the death of seven. Menochius.—They insisted upon the law of retaliation. Salien.—The custom of delivering up criminals to be executed by the relations of the injured dead, still subsists in the East. Calmet.
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