Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:13
And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
Having first burnt off the flesh which remained upon them when they were taken down. Compare 1Sa 31:10, &c.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son,…. Which had been buried there under an oak, 1Ch 10:12;
and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged; the seven sons of Saul, who had been lately hanged; who either had hung so long that their flesh was consumed, and the bones dropped upon the ground, from whence they gathered them; or they took them down and burnt the flesh off of them, and took the bones to bury them, which was not usually done u.
u Lipsins de Cruce, l. 2. c. 16.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
2Sa 21:13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
Ver. 13. And they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. ] This was some comfort to their afflicted mother. Some of Christ’s martyrs were denied this honour.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Sa 21:13-14. He brought up the bones of Saul, &c. From under the tree where they were buried in Jabesh, 1Sa 31:13. They gathered the bones of them that were hanged Having first burned off the flesh which remained upon them: or, perhaps, this was done some time after they were taken down, when nothing but bones remained; and then they had all seven an honourable interment. The bones of Saul and Jonathan Together with those now mentioned. And after that After those things were done which were before related; that is, after they were hanged up; for by that God was pacified, and not by the burial. God was entreated When satisfaction was given to the Gibeonites, God restored plenty to the country.