Geneva Bible Notes (1560): 2 Samuel 21

^{1 a} Thinking to gratifie the people, because these were not of the seede of Abraham.

^{1 /} Ebr. soght the face of the Lord.

^{1 /} Ebr, yere after yere.

^{1 !} Thre deare yeres.

^{3 b} Where with may your wrath be appeased, that you may pray to God to remoue this plague from his people?

^{4 c} Saue onely of Sauls stocke.

^{6 d} Of Sauls kinsemen.

^{6 e} To pacifie the Lord.

^{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}

^{9 !} The vengeance of the sinnes of Saul lighteth on his seuen sonnes, which are hanged.

^{9 g} Which was in the moneth Abib or Nisan, which conteineth parte of Marche and parte of April.

^{9 /} Ebr. fel.

^{10 h} To make her a tent, wherein she prayed to God to turne away his wrath.

^{10 i} Because drought was the cause of this famine, God by sending of raine shewed that he was pacified.

^{10 /} Or, rest.

^{14 k} For where the magistrate suffreth fautes vnpunished, there the plague of God lyeth vpon the land.

^{15 !} Foure great battels, which Dauid had against the Philistims.

^{16 l} That is, of the race of Gyants.

^{16 m} Which anmount to nine pounde thre quarters.

^{17 n} For the glorie and welth of the countrey standeth in the preseruacion of the godly magistrate.

^{18 o} Called Gezer and Zaph is called Zippah, {1 Chro 20,4}

^{19 p} That is, Lahmi the brother of Goliath, whome Dauid slewe, {1 Chro 20,5}