Then there wasa faminein the daysof Davidthreeyears, yearafteryear; and Davidinquiredof the LORD. And the LORDanswered, It is forSaul, and for his bloodyhouse, becausehe slewthe Gibeonites. And the kingcalledthe Gibeonites, and saiduntothem; (now the Gibeonites were notof the childrenof Israel, butof the remnantof the Amorites; and the childrenof Israelhad swornunto them: and Saulsoughtto slaythem in his zealto the childrenof Israeland Judah.) Wherefore Davidsaiduntothe Gibeonites, Whatshall I dofor you? and wherewithshall I make the atonement, that ye may blessthe inheritanceof the LORD? And the Gibeonitessaidunto him, We will have nosilvernor goldofSaul, nor ofhis house; neitherfor us shalt thou killany manin Israel. And he said, Whatyeshall say, that will I dofor you. And they answeredthe king, The manthatconsumedus, and thatdevisedagainst us that we should be destroyedfrom remainingin anyof the coastsof Israel, Let sevenmenof his sonsbe deliveredunto us, and we will hangthem up unto the LORDin Gibeahof Saul, whom the LORDdid choose. And the kingsaid, Iwill give them . But the kingsparedMephibosheth, the sonof Jonathanthe sonof Saul, becauseof the LORD's oaththat was betweenthem, betweenDavidand Jonathanthe sonof Saul. But the kingtookthe twosonsof Rizpahthe daughterof Aiah, whomshe boreunto Saul, Armoniand Mephibosheth; and the fivesonsof Michalthe daughterof Saul, whomshe brought upfor Adrielthe sonof Barzillaithe Meholathite: And he deliveredthem into the handsof the Gibeonites, and they hangedthem in the hillbeforethe LORD: and they fell all seventogether, and were put to deathin the daysof harvest, in the first days , in the beginningof barleyharvest. And Rizpahthe daughterof Aiahtooksackcloth, and spreadit for her uponthe rock, from the beginningof harvestuntilwaterdroppeduponthem out ofheaven, and sufferedneitherthe birdsof the airto restonthem by day, nor the beastsof the fieldby night. And it was toldDavidwhatRizpahthe daughterof Aiah, the concubineof Saul, had done. And Davidwentand tookthe bonesof Sauland the bonesof Jonathanhis sonfromthe menof Jabesh-gilead, whichhad stolenthem from the streetof Beth-shan, wherethe Philistineshad hangedthem, whenthe Philistineshad slainSaulin Gilboa: And he brought upfrom thencethe bonesof Sauland the bonesof Jonathanhis son; and they gatheredthe bonesof them that were hanged. And the bonesof Sauland Jonathanhis sonburiedthey in the countryof Benjaminin Zelah, in the sepulcherof Kishhis father: and they performedallthatthe kingcommanded. And after thatGodwas entreatedfor the land. Moreover the Philistineshadyet waragain withIsrael; and Davidwent down, and his servantswithhim, and fought againstthe Philistines: and Davidwaxed faint. And Ishbibenob, which was of the sonsof the giant, the weightof whose spear weighed threehundred shekels of brassin weight, hebeing girdedwith a new sword , thoughtto have slainDavid. But Abishaithe sonof Zeruiahsuccoredhim, and smotethe Philistine, and killedhim. Thenthe menof Davidsworeunto him, saying, Thou shalt gonomoreout with us to battle, that thou quenchnotthe lightof Israel. And it came to passafterthis, that there wasagaina battlewiththe Philistinesat Gob: thenSibbechaithe HushathiteslewSaph, which was of the sonsof the giant. And there wasagaina battlein Gobwiththe Philistines, where Elhananthe sonof Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliaththe Gittite, the staffof whose spear was like a weaver's beam. And there wasyeta battlein Gath, where wasa manof great stature, that had on every handsixfingers, and on every footsixtoes, fourand twentyin number; and healsowas bornto the giant. And when he defiedIsrael, Jonathanthe sonof Shimeathe brotherof Davidslewhim. Thesefourwere bornto the giantin Gath, and fellby the handof David, and by the handof his servants.