2 Samuel 21:12 meaning and explanation
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.
2 Samuel 21:12, Berean Standard Bible
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David is the king, and he has just learned what Rizpah did: she guarded the bodies of her sons and Saul's other descendants for months after they were hanged. Moved by her loyalty, David gathers the bones of Saul and Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead.
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