Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Samuel 21

2 Samuel 21:1 (a) Thinking to gratifie the people, because these were not of the seede of Abraham.

2 Samuel 21:1 (/) Ebr. soght the face of the Lord.

2 Samuel 21:1 (/) Ebr, yere after yere.

2 Samuel 21:1 (!) Thre deare yeres.

2 Samuel 21:3 (b) Where with may your wrath be appeased, that you may pray to God to remoue this plague from his people?

2 Samuel 21:4 (c) Saue onely of Sauls stocke.

2 Samuel 21:6 (d) Of Sauls kinsemen.

2 Samuel 21:6 (e) To pacifie the Lord.

2 Samuel 21:8 (f) Where Michal is named for Merab Adriels wife as appeareth {1 Sam. 18,19} for Michal was the wife of Paltiel, {1 Sam. 25,44}, & neuer had childe, {2 Sam. 6,23}

2 Samuel 21:9 (!) The vengeance of the sinnes of Saul lighteth on his seuen sonnes, which are hanged.

2 Samuel 21:9 (g) Which was in the moneth Abib or Nisan, which conteineth parte of Marche and parte of April.

2 Samuel 21:9 (/) Ebr. fel.

2 Samuel 21:10 (h) To make her a tent, wherein she prayed to God to turne away his wrath.

2 Samuel 21:10 (i) Because drought was the cause of this famine, God by sending of raine shewed that he was pacified.

2 Samuel 21:10 (/) Or, rest.

2 Samuel 21:14 (k) For where the magistrate suffreth fautes vnpunished, there the plague of God lyeth vpon the land.

2 Samuel 21:15 (!) Foure great battels, which Dauid had against the Philistims.

2 Samuel 21:16 (l) That is, of the race of Gyants.

2 Samuel 21:16 (m) Which anmount to nine pounde thre quarters.

2 Samuel 21:17 (n) For the glorie and welth of the countrey standeth in the preseruacion of the godly magistrate.

2 Samuel 21:18 (o) Called Gezer and Zaph is called Zippah, {1 Chro 20,4}

2 Samuel 21:19 (p) That is, Lahmi the brother of Goliath, whome Dauid slewe, {1 Chro 20,5}