2 Samuel 21 · Verse 14

2 Samuel 21:14

And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
2 Samuel 21:14, King James Version

2 Samuel 21:14 in other translations

BSBAnd they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
WEBThey 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.
ASVAnd they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
YLTand bury the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in Zelah, in the burying-place of Kish his father, and do all that the king commanded, and God is entreated for the land afterwards.
DARBYAnd they buried them with the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father; and they did all that the king had commanded. And afterwards God was propitious to the land.
BBEAnd they put them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the resting-place of Kish, his father, in Zela in the country of Benjamin; they did all the king had given them orders to do. And after that, God gave ear to their prayers for the land.
WebsterAnd the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son they buried in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulcher of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.

What does 2 Samuel 21:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:10-14

That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty, calls for gratitude; and we need not wonder misused abundance should be punished with scarcity; yet how few are disposed to ask of the Lord concerning the sinful cause, while numbers search for the second causes by which he is pleased to work! But the Lord will plead the cause of those who cannot or will not avenge themselves; and the prayers of the poor are of…

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2 Samuel 21:14 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.Ruand they buriedH6912
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַצְמוֹת\־'atz.mot-[the] bones ofH6106
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וִיהוֹנָֽתָן\־vi.ho.na.ton-and JonathanH3083
בְּ֠נוֹbe.noson hisH1121
בְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
בִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
בְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'at ZelaH6762
בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verin [the] tomb ofH6913
קִ֣ישׁkishKishH7027
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they didH6213
כֹּ֥לkolallH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
צִוָּ֖הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.Terand he was entreatedH6279
אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
לָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzfor the landH776
אַֽחֲרֵי\־'a.cha.rei-afterH310
כֵֽן\׃\ \פKhenthusH3651

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 21:14

  • Joshua 18:28

    And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

  • 2 Samuel 24:25

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

  • Joshua 7:26

    And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Zechariah 6:8

    Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

  • 2 Samuel 3:32

    And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

  • Jonah 1:15

    So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

  • Amos 7:1-6

    Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord. Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. …

  • Joel 2:18-19

    Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

  • 1 Kings 18:40-41

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

  • Numbers 25:13

    And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 14:1-7

    The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. …

  • 2 Samuel 4:12

    And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

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buried.
3:32; 4:12
Zelah.
Jos 18:28; 1Sa 10:2
Zelzah. God.
24:25; Ex 32:27-29; Nu 25:13; Jos 7:26; 1Ki 18:40,41; Jer 14:1-7
Joe 2:18,19; Am 7:1-6; Jon 1:15; Zec 6:8

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 21:13

    And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

  • 2 Samuel 21:14

    And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

  • 2 Samuel 21:15

    Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

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2 Samuel 21:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sepultaron los huesos de Saúl y los de su hijo Jonathán en tierra de Benjamín, en Sela, en el sepulcro de Cis su padre; é hicieron todo lo que el rey había mandado. Después se aplacó Dios con la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et on les enterra avec les os de Saül et de Jonathan, son fils, dans le pays de Benjamin, à Tséla, dans le sépulcre de Kis, son père. Et on fit tout ce que le roi avait commandé: et après cela, Dieu fut propice au pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und begrub sie bei den Gebeinen Sauls und Jonathans, seines Sohnes, im Lande Benjamin, zu Zela, im Begräbnis seines Vaters Kis; und man tat alles, was der König geboten hatte. Und danach ließ Gott sich für das Land erbitten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sepelierunt ea cum ossibus Saul et Jonathæ filii ejus in terra Benjamin, in latere, in sepulchro Cis patris ejus: feceruntque omnia quæ præceperat rex, et repropitiatus est Deus terræ post hæc.