2 Samuel 21:12
“And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead , which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son,.... Which had been buried there…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
From the street of Beth-shan - This was the wide place just inside the gate of an Oriental city, bounded therefore by…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Took the bones of Saul - The reader will recollect that the men of Jabesh-gilead burned the bodies of Saul and his sons,…
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
David went Touched by Rizpah's maternal devotion, and wishing to shew that he had no personal enmity to the house of…
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