2 samuel 21:12

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2 Samuel 21:12

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 21:12
Verse 12 of 22

Scripture focus

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:

2 Samuel 21:12KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:12

Theological / Devotional

Bones of Saul. It was the tender devotion of Rizpah that caused David to show this respect for the descendants of Saul (see v. 13). Wishing to show that he cherished no enmity against the former king, David brought the bones of Saul and Jonathan from Jabesh-gilead and gave them an honorable burial in the ancient family sepulcher.

The street. Literally, “the broad open place,” “the plaza.” According to 1 Sam. 31:10-12 the Philistines fastened the bodies of Saul and his sons to the “wall of Bethshan,” evidently on the section of the wall facing the public square. It was from this place that they were recovered at night by the men of Jabesh-gilead (1 Sam. 31:11-13).

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