Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:14
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulcher of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
14. Jonathan his son ] The Sept. adds, “and the bones of them that were hanged.”
Zelah ] Enumerated among the towns of Benjamin in Jos 18:28, but not yet identified. Beit Jala near Bethlehem, which has been suggested, is not in the tribe of Benjamin.
God was intreated ] Accepted the intreaty or intercession thus made on behalf of the land. Cp. ch. 2Sa 24:25; Gen 25:21; 2Ch 33:13.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Zelah; a place in Benjamin, mentioned Jos 18:28.
After that; after those things were done which were before related, i.e. after they were hanged up; for by that God was pacified, and not by their burial. So the relative belongs to the remoter antecedent. Or if this relate to what was last mentioned, the meaning is, that God was pleased to restore the blessing of plenty to the land.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son,…. Together with those who had been hanged:
buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:28;
in the sepulchre of Kish his father; the father of Saul, 1Sa 9:1; and which, according to Fuller w, and the position of it in his map, was not far from the hill on which the seven sons of Saul were hanged:
and they performed all that the king commanded; that is, David’s messengers and servants did; they fetched the bones of Saul and Jonathan from Jabeshgilead, and buried them with those of his seven sons hanged, in the burying place of his father Kish, and made a general mourning for them; for the Jews say x, that by David’s order Saul’s coffin was carried through every tribe, and men, women, and children, came out and expressed concern:
and after that God was entreated for the land; not after the burial of the said persons, but after the seven men were hanged up; by this the wrath of God was appeased, which was seen by his sending rain and fruitful seasons, so that the famine ceased.
w Pisgah-Sight, B. 2. c. 12. p. 258. x Bemidbar Rabba, ut supra. (fol. 190. 1.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) In Zelah.According to Jos. 18:28 a town of Benjamin. It has not been identified, but was probably near Gibeah.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
14. Zelah This town, in the tribe of Benjamin, (Jos 18:28,) was probably the native place of the family of Kish, and Saul’s early home. Its site is now unknown.
After that After the execution of Saul’s sons, and the decent burial of their bones.
God was entreated for the land He removed the plague of famine. But did God require the execution of Saul’s sons? Undoubtedly; otherwise he would not have scourged the land because of their and their father’s sins, (2Sa 21:1,) and removed the plague as soon as they were executed. And did he not the same in the case of Achan (Joshua vii;) and in his holy law declare that he would by no means clear the guilty, but visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate him? Exo 20:5; Exo 34:7.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Sa 21:14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
Ver. 14. And after that God was entreated for the land. ] So pleasing to God is the due execution of justice, that thereby the wickednesses of the wicked are expiated, as to temporal punishment.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
and Jonathan. Some codices, with two early printed editions, and Septuagint, read “the bones of Jonathan”.
all. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read “according to all”.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
buried: 2Sa 3:32, 2Sa 4:12
Zelah: Jos 18:28, 1Sa 10:2, Zelzah
God: 2Sa 24:25, Exo 32:27-29, Num 25:13, Jos 7:26, 1Ki 18:40, 1Ki 18:41, Jer 14:1-7, Joe 2:18, Joe 2:19, Amo 7:1-6, Jon 1:15, Zec 6:8
Reciprocal: Num 25:11 – turned my Deu 19:13 – but thou 1Ki 18:45 – there was 1Ch 21:7 – he smote Job 37:13 – for mercy Eze 16:42 – will I
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 21:15-15. Davids Heroes (first section). Cf. above. (J).These verses are probably from the same source as 2Sa 23:8 ff., and the source is no doubt ancient. The events in 2Sa 21:15 ff. and 2Sa 23:8 ff. belong to various periods in the life of David.
2Sa 21:15-17. Abishai Rescues David.The text of 2Sa 21:16 is corrupt; the general sense seems to have been:
At Gob, some place otherwise unknown, David was in danger from a giant whose name has been lost through corruption of the text.
2Sa 21:18-22. Davids warriors slay three Philistine giants one of them Goliath, who is slain by Elhanan the son of Jair (so with 1Ch 20:5). Note the varying tradition as to Goliath; it seems more likely that the exploit of an obscure individual should be credited to David than vice versa. Ch. removes the discrepancy by altering Bethlehemite into Lahmi the brother of (Goliath), and AV has made a similar alteration.
Fuente: Peake’s Commentary on the Bible
21:14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was {k} intreated for the land.
(k) For where the government permits faults to go unpunished, there the plague of God lies on the land.