Bible update

I just finished I Kings 11 which means I am on track for my Bible reading. Most of the time I use a real Bible to read (have one on me at all times) but sometimes I use the internet.

Some parts of the Bible are beyond painful. And I gotta say, some of their responses are weird. For example, II Samuel 21:

³ David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How shall I make atonement so that you will bless the LORD’s inheritance?”
 ⁴ The Gibeonites answered him, “We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death.”
   “What do you want me to do for you?” David asked.
 ⁵ They answered the king, “As for the man who destroyed us and plotted against us so that we have been decimated and have no place anywhere in Israel, ⁶ let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposed before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul—the LORD’s chosen one.”

Didn't they just say that they had no right to put anyone in Israel to death? And then they ask to kill seven people? Not to mention there are some interesting translations/idioms that to us, 2,000-4,000 years later, make no sense.

But I am doing it :) as painful as it is sometimes. But there are other times when it's enjoyable and I just keep reading and get a couple days ahead.