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2Sa 4:10-12 David Causes Them to Be Put to Death.
2Sa 4:10-12 David Causes Them to Be Put to Death.

David Causes Them to Be Put to Death.

They were executed and their hands and feet were cut off as a symbol of their role in perpetrating the crime. The gruesome display of their mutilated bodies served as both punishment for their actions and a public declaration of David's strong condemnation.