The Meaning of 2 Samuel 21:12 Explained

2 Samuel 21:12

KJV: And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

YLT: and David goeth and taketh the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the possessors of Jabesh-Gilead, who had stolen them from the broad place of Beth-Shan, where the Philistines hanged them, in the day of the Philistines smiting Saul in Gilboa;

Darby: 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 open place of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, the day the Philistines had smitten 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;

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 21:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged {08675;08518:08804} them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

What does 2 Samuel 21:12 Mean?

Study Notes

Philistines
Cf. 1 Samuel 31:3-5

hit him

Cf. 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Samuel 21:12 . The order is:

(1) Saul is "hit"--wounded mortally, potentially "slain," by the Philistines;

(2) either to escape agony, or insult by the enemy, he falls upon his sword, and his armour-bearer, supposing him to be dead, slew himself;

(3) but Saul was not dead; raising himself upon his spear, he besought the Amalekite to put him to death. 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Samuel 21:12 .

Context Summary

2 Samuel 21:12-22 - More Giants Slain

It was in unsettled weather that Rizpah began her watch; but no hardship daunted her, no cost was too great. She shielded the dear remains from bird and beast till the falling rain gave assurance that the long famine was ended, 2 Samuel 21:10, r.v. Her devotion seems to have aroused David to treat with similar honor the remains of Saul and Jonathan, and all were buried together in the sepulcher of Kish.

Love ignites love, as fire kindles fire, without impoverishment. How often a voice raised in prayerful and passionate affection to Jesus has made volcanic fires leap out where all had seemed extinct! Do not stint your alabaster-boxes, for though they drive a Judas to desperation, they will stimulate a David or a Peter to a forgotten duty.

Monstrous sin stalked the world in the person of these giants, 2 Samuel 21:16-22. They beset the old age of David, as they did his youth, though we may not be assailed by the identical temptations as at first, there never will be a time when the progeny of sin will not molest us-if not passion, then jealousy, or avarice, or pride. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 21

¹ The three year Gibeonite famine ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons
¹⁰ Rizpah's kindness unto the dead
¹² David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's tomb
¹⁵ Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four men of David slay four giants

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 21:12 mean?

and went David 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 Shean where - had hung them up - Philistines there the Philistines after had struck down the Philistines Saul in Gilboa

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־ עַצְמ֤וֹת שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־ עַצְמוֹת֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ מֵאֵ֕ת בַּעֲלֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲשֶׁר֩ גָּנְב֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם מֵרְחֹ֣ב בֵּֽית־ שַׁ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר [תלום] (תְּלָא֥וּם) [שם] [הפלשתים] (שָׁ֙מָּה֙) (פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים) בְּי֨וֹם הַכּ֧וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים שָׁא֖וּל בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	and went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
דָּוִ֗ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וַיִּקַּ֞ח	and took
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַצְמ֤וֹת	the bones
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עֶצֶם Sense: bone, essence, substance.
שָׁאוּל֙	of Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
עַצְמוֹת֙	the bones
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עֶצֶם Sense: bone, essence, substance.
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן	of Jonathan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹונָתָן Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
בְּנ֔וֹ	his son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בַּעֲלֵ֖י	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בָּעַל Sense: owner, husband, lord.
גִּלְעָ֑ד	Jabesh Gilead
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
גָּנְב֨וּ	had stolen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: גָּנַב Sense: to steal, steal away, carry away.
מֵרְחֹ֣ב	from the street
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: רְחֹב Sense: broad or open place or plaza.
שַׁ֗ן	Beth Shean
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֵּית־שְׁאָן Sense: a place in Manasseh, west of the Jordan.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	where
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
[תלום]	-
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, third person masculine plural
(תְּלָא֥וּם)	had hung them up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, third person masculine plural Root: תָּלָה Sense: to hang.
[שם]	-
Parse: Adverb
[הפלשתים]	Philistines
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
(פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים)	the Philistines
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
בְּי֨וֹם	after
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַכּ֧וֹת	had struck down
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים	the Philistines
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
שָׁא֖וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ	in Gilboa
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְבֹּעַ Sense: a mountain-ridge at the southeastern end of the plain of Jezreel, site of the death of Saul and Jonathan.

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