2 Samuel 21:6
Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 21:9 records the actual hanging of the seven men demanded in verse 6—fulfilling the Gibeonites' request.
Numbers 25:4 commands hanging leaders 'before the Lord' to turn away His anger — a direct parallel to the Gibeonite atonement formula.
Deuteronomy 21:22 provides the legal basis for hanging a corpse after execution — directly relates to the practice in 2 Samuel 21:6.
1 Samuel 10:24 explicitly calls Saul 'the chosen of the LORD' — the exact title used in 2 Samuel 21:6, creating a direct verbal echo.
Deuteronomy 21:23 declares a hanged man is accursed of God—this law underlies the shameful execution of Saul's descendants here.
In 1 Samuel 24:21, Saul makes David swear not to destroy his descendants—yet here David hands them over to be killed.
In 1 Samuel 9:16, God reveals Saul as the deliverer He will send — the same man later called 'the chosen of the LORD' in 2 Samuel 21:6.
1 Samuel 13:2 identifies Gibeah as Saul's headquarters—the location chosen for hanging his sons here.