ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 21:6
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2 Sam 21:6

21:6 seven. This number symbolizes completeness, not the number of Gibeonites slain by Saul.

Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord. Some scholars think the text should read “Gibeon—on the mountain of the Lord”; cf. “on the mountain before the Lord” in v. 9 and “the great high place” in 1 Kin. 3:4.