2 Samuel 21:13

2 Samuel 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.

Context of 2 Samuel 21:13

11When it was reported to David what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done, 12he went and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead. They had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies the day the Philistines killed Saul at Gilboa. David had the bones brought from there. They gathered up the bones of Saul’s family who had been hanged 14and buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After this, God was receptive to prayer for the land. 15The Philistines again waged war against Israel. David went down with his soldiers, and they fought the Philistines, but David became exhausted.

2 Samuel 21:13 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת הַמּוּקָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he brought upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• from thence the bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and they gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• of them that were hangedיָקַעyâqa‛ · to dislocate/hangH3363

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty, calls for gratitude; and we need not wonder misused abundance should be punished with scarcity; yet how few are disposed to ask of the Lord concerning the sinful cause, while numbers search for the second causes by which he is pleased to work! But the Lord will plead the cause of those who cannot or will not avenge themselves; and the prayers of the poor are of great power. When God sent…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13Rizpah’s action shamed David into likewise honoring the dead of Saul’s family.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 21:13

• David
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Jonathan
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• David
• Burial
• Cremation
• Giants
• Palestine
• Psalms, Book of
• Rizpah

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary