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11 When David was informed what Rizpah, the daughter of Saul’s mistress[a] had done, 12 David had Saul’s bones and the bones of his son Jonathan removed from the custody of certain men from Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square in Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them—that is, back on the day when the Philistines had killed Saul on Mount[b] Gilboa. 13 He brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there along with the bones of those who had been hanged,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:11 Lit. concubine; a secondary wife
  2. 2 Samuel 21:12 The Heb. lacks Mount

11 When David was told what Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, Saul’s concubine, had done, 12 he went and took the bones of Saul(A) and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead.(B) (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan,(C) where the Philistines had hung(D) them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)(E) 13 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.

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