2 Samuel 21:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 21:6

2 Samuel 21:6. In Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose— Whom the Lord had chosen, says Houbigant; or, according to the word of the Lord: for when David asks the Gibeonites, 2 Samuel 21:3. What shall I do for you? it seems, God had commanded that the wickedness of Saul should be expiated with that blood which the Gibeonites should require; otherwise David would have consulted God only, and would not have gone to the Gibeonites to inquire of them what they would choose. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 21:6

6. Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul—The practice of the Hebrews, as of most Oriental nations, was to slay first, and afterwards to suspend on a gibbet, the body not being left hanging after sunset. The king could not refuse this demand of the Gibeonites, who, in making it, were only exercising their right as blood-avengers; and, although through fear and a sense of weakness they had not hitherto claimed satisfaction, yet... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 21:1-6

1. Saul’s broken treaty with the Gibeonites 21:1-6Internal references in 2 Samuel enable us to date this incident early in David’s reign between Mephibosheth’s arrival in Jerusalem and the beginning of the Ammonite wars. Probably God sent judgment on Israel for Saul’s action soon after he died. Saul’s concubine watched over the bodies of her slain sons until the famine ended. If this took place later in David’s reign, she would have been very old, which is possible but unlikely. Also, David... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 21:1-14

A. Famine from Saul’s Sin 21:1-14In this first subsection the writer reminds the reader that breaking covenants results in God withdrawing the blessing of fertility. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 21:1-22

The Famine and some Exploits against the Philistines1. It is for Saul, and for his bloody house] rather, ’upon Saul and his house rests bloodshed.’ The Gibeonites] The lives of the Gibeonites had been spared, through fear of God’s anger being excited by any breach of the covenant made with them (Joshua 9, especially Joshua 9:20). 2. Amorites] Strictly speaking, the Gibeonites were Hivites (Joshua 9, 7), especially 2 Samuel 21:20). 2. Amorites] Strictly speaking, the Gibeonites were Hivites... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 21:1-25

These chapters contain six appendices, which have been placed at the end of the book in order not to interrupt the history of the reign. These appendices are (1) the account of a famine (2 Samuel 21:1-14); (2) exploits against the Philistines (2 Samuel 21:15-22); (3) a psalm of David (2 Samuel 22); (4) David’s last words (2 Samuel 23:1-7); (5) further exploits against the Philistines and a list of David’s heroes (2 Samuel 23:8-29); (6) the census of the people (2 Samuel 24). Of these six, the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 21:6

(6) Let seven men of his sons.—The head of the house and his household were closely identified in all the ideas of antiquity. Saul being dead, his male descendants were considered as standing in his place, representing him, and responsible for his acts, just as is largely the case in legal affairs and matters of property at the present day. The number seven is, doubtless, fixed upon as being first, a considerable and sufficient number; and then, on account of its sacred associations, and as the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Samuel 21:1-22

Rizpah 2 Samuel 21:0 Dr. John Brown's paragraphs on 'Rizpah' in 'Notes on Art'. Horæ Subsecivæ. References. XXI. 8-10. J. H. Jellett, The Elder Son, p. 90. XXI. 9. J. M. Neale, Sermons for Some Feast Days in the Christian Year, p. 103. XXI. 12-14. J. Mackay, Jonathan, the Friend of David, p. 217. XXII. 29. R. E. Hutton, The Crown of Christ, vol. i. p. 205. XXII. 36. A. MacLeod, Days of Heaven Upon Earth, p. 184. XXII. 40, 61. A. Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture 2 Samuel, etc.,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 21:1-14

CHAPTER XXVIIITHE FAMINE.2 Samuel 21:1-14.WE now enter on the concluding part of the reign of David. Some of the matters in which he was most occupied during this period are recorded only in Chronicles. Among these, the chief was his preparations for the building of the temple, which great work was to be undertaken by his son. In the concluding part of Samuel the principal things recorded are two national judgments, a famine and a pestilence, that occurred in David’s reign, the one springing... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 21:1-22

IV. THE APPENDIX TO THE HISTORY OF DAVID 1. The Famines and the Wars with the Philistines CHAPTER 21 1. The Famine and the Gibeonites (2 Samuel 21:1-14 ) 2. The Wars with the Philistines (2 Samuel 21:15-22 ) The fourth section of the second book of Samuel is an appendix to the history of David. When the great famine happened in the days of David we do not know. After the famine had returned year after year, for three years, David inquired of the Lord. Why did he not inquire in the first... read more

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