407 B
407 B
three years
See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear
sought the face of Yahweh
This means David prayed to Yahweh for an answer about the famine. "Face" represents the presence of the other. (See: (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
because of Saul and his murderous family
Saul had killed many Gibeonites. Saul's descendants are guilty because of this sin.