2Sa 21 | TSK | STEP | The three years' famine for the Gibeonites ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons. Rizpah's kindness unto the dead. David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's sepulchre. Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of David slay four giants. A.M. 2986. B.C. 1018. An. Ex. Ex. Is. 473. a famine. enquired. Heb. sought the face, etc. of the Lord. It is. Saul.

‏ 2 Samuel 21

1 The three years' famine for the Gibeonites ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons.

10 Rizpah's kindness unto the dead.

12 David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's sepulchre.

15 Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of David slay four giants.

A.M. 2986. B.C. 1018. An. Ex. Ex. Is. 473. a famine.

Ge 12:10; 26:1; 41:57; 42:1; 43:1; Le 26:19,20,26; 1Ki 17:1; 18:2

2Ki 6:25; 8:1; Jer 14:1-18

enquired. Heb. sought the face, etc. of the Lord.

5:19,23; Nu 27:21; 1Sa 23:2,4,11; Job 5:8-10; 10:2; Ps 50:15; 91:15

It is.

Jos 7:1,11,12

Saul.

1Sa 22:17-19

now the.

Jos 9:3-21

the Amorites.The Gibeonites were Hivites, not Amorites, as appears from Jos 6:19; but Amorites is a name often given to the Canaanites in general.

Ge 15:16

in his zeal.

De 7:16; 1Sa 14:44; 15:8,9; 2Ki 10:16,31; Lu 9:54,55; Joh 16:2

Ro 10:2; Ga 4:17

wherewith.

Ex 32:30; Le 1:4; 1Sa 2:25; Mic 6:6,7; Heb 9:22; 10:4-12

bless.

20:19

We will, etc. or, It is not silver nor gold that we have todo with Saul, or his house; neither pertains it to us to kill, etc. no silver.

Ps 49:6-8; 1Pe 1:18,19

The man.

1; Es 9:24,25; Mt 7:2

devised. or, cut us off.

Da 9:26

Let seven.As God accepted the expiation here demanded, we must suppose that both the enquiry of David, and the answer of the Gibeonites, were directed by some open or secret intimation from him.

hang.

17:23; 18:10; Ge 40:19,22; Nu 25:4,5; De 21:22; Jos 8:29; 10:26

Ezr 6:11; Es 9:10,13,14; Mt 27:5

in.

1Sa 10:26; 11:4

whom the Lord did choose. or, the chosen of the Lord.

1Sa 9:16,17; 10:1,24; Ac 13:21

Mephibosheth.

4:4; 9:10; 16:4; 19:25

because.

1Sa 18:3; 20:8,15,17,42; 23:18

Rizpah.

3:7

and the five sons.This Adriel did not marry Michal, Saul's younger daughter, but Merab, 1 Sa 18:19; Michael being married to David, and afterwards to Phaltiel; though it is here said she bore {(yaledah,} not brought up, as falsely rendered, five sons to Adriel. Two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., however, have Merab, instead of Michal; the Syriac and Arabic have Nadab; and the Chaldee renders the passage thus: "And the five sons of Merab which Michal the daughter of Saul brought up, which she brought forth to Adriel the son of Barzillai."

Michal. or, Michal's sister.

1Sa 18:19

brought up for. Heb. bare to.

before the Lord.

6; 6:17,21; Ex 20:5; Nu 35:31-34; De 21:1-9; 1Sa 15:33; 2Ki 24:3,4

in the beginning.This happened in Judea about the vernal equinox, or 21st of March.

Ru 1:22

Rizpah.

8; 3:7

took sackcloth.

1Ki 21:27; Joe 1:18

from the.

9; De 21:13

until water.Some suppose that this means a providential supply of rain, in order to remove the famine; but from the manner in which it is introduced, it seems to denote the autumnal rains, which commence about October. For five months did this broken-hearted woman watch by the bodies of her sons!

De 11:14; 1Ki 18:41-45; Jer 5:24,25; 14:22; Ho 6:3; Joe 2:23

the birds.

told David.

the bones of Saul.

Beth-shan.

Beth-shean.

in Gilboa.

1:6,21; 1Sa 28:4; 31:1; 1Ch 10:1,8

buried.

3:32; 4:12

Zelah.

Jos 18:28; 1Sa 10:2

Zelzah. God.

24:25; Ex 32:27-29; Nu 25:13; Jos 7:26; 1Ki 18:40,41; Jer 14:1-7

Joe 2:18,19; Am 7:1-6; Jon 1:15; Zec 6:8

the Philistines.

5:17,22; 1Ch 20:4

and David waxed faint.

Jos 14:10,11; Ps 71:9,18; 73:26; Ec 12:3; Isa 40:28-30

Jer 9:23,24; 1Pe 1:24,25

of the sons.

Ge 6:4; Nu 13:32,33; De 1:28; 2:10,21; 3:11; 9:2; 1Sa 17:4,5

the giant. or, Rapha.

18,20; *marg:

5:18; Ge 14:5

whose spear. Heb. the staff, or, the head. thought.

1Sa 17:45-51

Abishai.

20:6-10

succoured.

22:19; Ps 46:1; 144:10

Thou shalt.

18:3

quench.

14:7; 1Ki 11:36; 15:4; Ps 132:17; Joh 1:8,9; 5:35

light. Heb. candle, or lamp.

Sibbechai.

1Ch 11:29; 20:4

Saph. or, Sippai.

1Ch 20:4

the giant. or, Rapha.

16,20; *marg:

Elhanan, etc.Instead of [y`ry 'rgym byt hlchmy 't glyt,] of the text, we should certainly read, as in the parallel text, "and Elhanan the son of Jair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath."

1Ch 11:26

Jaare-oregim. or, Jair.

1Ch 20:5

Goliath.

1Sa 17:4-11

yet a battle.

1Ch 20:6

the giant. or, Rapha.

16,18; *marg:

defied. or, reproached.

1Sa 17:10,25,26,36; 2Ki 19:13

Jonathan.