John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 21:3
Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, what shall I do for you ,.... By way of satisfaction for the injuries done them: and wherewith shall I make the atonement ; for the offences committed, that so the wrath that was gone forth against the land in a famine might be appeased: that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord ? pray for a blessing upon the land which the Lord had chosen for his inheritance, and given as such to the people of Israel, that rain might descend upon it, and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 21:1-9
Here I. Were are told of the injury which Saul had, long before this, done to the Gibeonites, which we had no account of in the history of his reign, nor should we have heard of it here but that it came now to be reckoned for. The Gibeonites were of the remnant of the Amorites (2 Sam. 21:2), who by a stratagem had made peace with Israel, and had the public faith pledged to them by Joshua for their safety. We had the story Josh. 9:1-27, where it was agreed (21-23) that they should have their... read more