Armoni and Mephibosheth
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Armoni and MephiboshethAiah.[2] After Saul's death, they were killed in revenge for his violence against the Gibeonites.
Biblical narrative
Their deaths are described in the
Merab and Adriel
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The Gibeonites killed all seven, and hung up their bodies at the sanctuary at Gibeah (2 Samuel 21:8–9). For five months their bodies were hung out in the elements, and the grieving Rizpah guarded them from being eaten by the beasts and birds of prey (2 Samuel 21:10). Finally, David had the bodies taken down and buried in the family grave at Zelah with the remains of Saul and their half-brother Jonathan. (2 Samuel 21:13–14).
Footnotes
- ^ Bib Heb: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת, Trans: Mefivoshet (Məp̄îḇṓšeṯ)
- ^ Easton 1894, p. 457: 2 Sam. 21:8.
References
- ISBN 9783849621865.