Rizpah, the mother of  Armoni and Mephibosheth, followed them up the hill, still in disbelief over what was happening to her children. She fought back the tears as best she could while watching the proceedings.

One of the leaders from Gibeah faced towards Yahweh in the sky and said some words quietly. Saul was mentioned a few times, but beyond that neither the boys nor Rizpah could make out much of what was said. When the leader came back down to where the boys were, he told the soldiers to line them up. The boys all tensed up beginning to fear the worst. One of the younger boys started crying and the eldest of the five brothers put his arms around him and said, “Be brave little buddy. Be brave.”

One of the soldiers moved to the end of the line and grabbed the hair of the youngest boy. Meanwhile two soldiers grabbed the oldest one and held his arms and legs tight.

Then, the solders suddenly pulled their swords out and the boys let out blood-curdling screams as the soldiers plunged their heavy swords into them. When Rizpah saw this, she fell to the ground sobbing and scratching at the earth in utter despair.  

As Yahweh watched from above, the soldiers systematically sacrificed each of the seven young men and, as Rizpah looked on, they were all hung up for the Lord to see.

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