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II Shmuel 21: Humane Sacrifice?
Chapter 21 reads differently than the previous chapters. Until this point, the chapters were written in simple chronological order describing the trajectory of the reign of David. The second part of the chapter is a summary of certain battles with the Philistines. These battles take place over the course of David’s entire life as they include the battle against Goliath. They are not battles that occur chronologically after chapter 20. The first part of the chapter tells a bizarre tale of David and Gibeonites. This chapter also seems out of place chronologically and may have happened earlier…
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