Armoni
אַרְמֹנִי/ar-MOH-nee/
“Belonging to the palace”
Summary
One of the two sons of King Saul by his concubine Rizpah, who was given up by David to be executed by the Gibeonites.
☩Identity and Fate
Armoni was the first-named of the two sons of King Saul by Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. To satisfy the blood vengeance demanded by the Gibeonites for Saul's slaughter of their people, David delivered Armoni and his brother Mephibosheth (not Jonathan's son), along with five sons of Merab, to be hanged by the Gibeonites. Their mother Rizpah famously kept vigil over their bodies.
Key verses:2 Samuel 21:8-9
Related Verses1 mention
2 Samuel· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Armoni," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Armoni," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Armoni," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Armoni," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).