3. and asked them, “What can I do for you? What should I ⌊give you⌋ to make peace with you so that you will bless what belongs to the Lord?”
4. “We do not want silver or gold from Saul’s family,” the Gibeonites answered him. “And none of us wants to kill ⌊anyone⌋ in Israel.”The king asked, “What are you saying that I should do for you?”
5. They answered the king, “Give us seven of the male descendants of the man who wanted to finish us off. He planned to wipe us out to keep us from staying anywhere in Israel’s territory.
6. We will execute them in the Lord’s presence at Saul’s town Gibeah.” (It was Saul whom the Lord had chosen.)“I will give them ⌊to you⌋,” the king said.
7. But the king spared Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson, because of the oath in the Lord’s name between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.