Bible Commentary

And Ishbibenob, which [was] of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear [weighed] three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to have slain David. 16. Ishbi-benob ] Perhaps = “dweller on a height,” a name given him because he lived in some inaccessible castle. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:16”

Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. 15. had yet war again ] “Again” refers to earlier wars, the account of which preceded this narrative in the document from which it was taken. went down … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:15”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:14”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:13”

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 12. David went ] Touched by Rizpah’s maternal devotion, and wishing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:12”

And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. 11 14. Burial of the bones of Saul and his sons 11. The curious addition of the Sept. to this verse, “and they were unfastened, and Dan the son of Joash, who was of the descendants of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:11”

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 10. spread it ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:10”

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell [all] seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first [days], in the beginning of barley harvest. 9. in the first days] Barley harvest preceded wheat … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:9”

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: 8. the five sons of Michal whom she brought up for Adriel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:8”

But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that [was] between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 7. the Lord’s oath ] See 1Sa 18:3; 1Sa 20:12-17; 1Sa 20:42; 1Sa 23:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The Lords oath … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 21:7”