Person Old Testament
Armoni
Armoni was a son of Saul by his concubine Rizpah, killed by the Gibeonites (2Sa.21.8). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 21:8.
Why it matters. Son of Saul by Rizpah, killed by Gibeonites
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Armoni
Armoni was one of the two sons of King Saul of Israel by his concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. After Saul's death, to avert a famine, David handed over Armoni and his brother Mephibosheth to the Gibeonites, who killed them in retribution for Saul's earlier attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites. Their bodies were left exposed until Rizpah took sackcloth and spread it on a rock, keeping the birds and wild animals away, until David had their bones buried in Saul's family tomb.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)