2 Samuel 21:12

So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;

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WEBBE

So David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;

BSB

he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.

KJV

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

ASV

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa;

BBE

And David went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them away secretly from the public place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had put them, hanging up the bodies there on the day when they put Saul to death in Gilboa:

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וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עַצְמוֹת atz·mot [the] bones of H6106 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 עַצְמוֹת 'atz·mot [the] bones of H6106 יְהוֹנָתָן ye·ho·na·tan Jonathan H3083 בְּנוֹ be·no son his H1121 מֵאֵת me·'et from with H854 בַּעֲלֵי ba·'a·lei [the] citizens of H1167 יָבֵישׁ ya·veish Jabesh H3003 גִּלְעָד gil·'ad Gilead H1568 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 גָּנְבוּ ga·ne·vu they had stolen H1589 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 מֵרְחֹב me·re·cho from [the] open square of H7339 בֵּית־ beit- Beth H1052 שַׁן shan Shan H1052 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher where H834 תְּלָאוּם te·lum they had hung up them H8511 שָׁמָּה sham·h there (towards) H8033 פְּלִשְׁתִּים ha·pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 בְּיוֹם be·yom on [the] day H3117 הַכּוֹת ha·kot struck down H5221 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ ba·gil·bo·a' on (the) Gilboa H1533

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 rain to water the earth, these bodies were buried, for then it appeared that God was entreated for the land. When justice is done on earth, vengeance from heaven ceases. God is pacified, and is entreated for us through Christ, who was hanged on a tree, and so made a curse for us, to do away our guilt, though he was himself guiltless.

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David Jonathan Beth-shan Gilboa Jabesh-gilead

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David Jonathan Beth-Shean Jabesh-Gilead

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