2 Samuel 21:10
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth,.... Both as a token of mourning for her sons, and as fittest to defend…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Dropped - Rather, “poured,” the proper word for heavy rain Exo 9:33. The “early rain,” or heavy rain of autumn, usually…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Rizpah - took sackcloth - Who can read the account of Rizpah's maternal affection for her sons that were now hanged,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 21:10-14
Here we have, I. Saul's sons not only hanged, but hanged in chains, their dead bodies left hanging, and exposed, till…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
spread it As a rough tent to shelter her while she watched the corpses. The usage of the word is decisive against…
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