2 Samuel 21:11

2 Samuel 21:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
• New International Version (NIV)When David was told what Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

Context of 2 Samuel 21:11

9The men of Gibeon executed them on the mountain before the Lord. So all seven of them died together at the beginning of the barley harvest. 10Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night. When David learned what Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done, 12he went to the people of Jabesh-gilead and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. (When the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa, the people of Jabesh-gilead stole their bodies from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them.) 13So David obtained the bones of Saul and Jonathan, as well as the bones of the men the Gibeonites had executed.

2 Samuel 21:11 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֛ה רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת־אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• what Rizpahרִצְפָּהritspâh · RizpahH7532
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Aiahאַיָּה'ayâh · AiahH345
• the concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 21:11

• 2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah. When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul,
• Ruth 2:11“Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21:11

• 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 21:11

• Ajah
• David
• Rizpah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Rizpah
• Aiah
• Burial
• Giants
• Psalms, Book of
• Salvation
• Samuel, Books of

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