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2 Samuel 21:9

2 Samuel 21:9
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,.... The two sons of Rizpah and the five sons of Merab, two sons…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

In the first days - The barley harvest (about the middle or toward the end of April) was earlier than the wheat harvest…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

In the beginning of barley harvest - This happened in Judea about the vernal equinox, or the 21st of March.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 21:1-9

Here I. Were are told of the injury which Saul had, long before this, done to the Gibeonites, which we had no account of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

in the firstdays] Barley harvest preceded wheat harvest, and began about the middle or end of April. Cp. Exo 9:31-32;…