2 Samuel 21:12
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he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)
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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:
David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, on the day the Philistines killed Saul on Gilboa.
he went to the people of Jabesh-gilead and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. (When the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa, the people of Jabesh-gilead stole their bodies from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them.)
What does 2 Samuel 21:12 mean?
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2 Samuel 21:12
FOOTNOTES:
F20 Travels p. 122, 143.
And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones
of
Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabeshgilead
Which, according to Bunting F20, was fifty two miles from
Jerusalem; though perhaps David did not go thither in person to
fetch them, but by his messengers, see ( 2 Samuel
21:14 ) ;
which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where
the
Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain
Saul in
Gilboa;
the history of all which see in ( 1
Samuel 31:8-13 ) .
F20 Travels p. 122, 143.
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