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Complete Jewish Bible
2 Samuel 21:11
David was told what Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, the concubine of Sha'ul, had done.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When it was reported to David what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done,
When it was reported to David what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done,
Hebrew Names Version
It was told David what Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, the concubine of Sha'ul, had done.
It was told David what Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, the concubine of Sha'ul, had done.
King James Version
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Lexham English Bible
David was told about what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
David was told about what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
English Standard Version
When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
New Century Version
People told David what Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Saul's slave woman, was doing.
People told David what Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Saul's slave woman, was doing.
New English Translation
When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done,
When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done,
Amplified Bible
David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
New American Standard Bible
When it was reported to David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
When it was reported to David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And it was told Dauid, what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah ye concubine of Saul had done.
And it was told Dauid, what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah ye concubine of Saul had done.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then it was told to David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Then it was told to David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Contemporary English Version
Earlier the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa and had hung their bodies in the town square at Beth-Shan. The people of Jabesh in Gilead had secretly taken the bodies away, but David found out what Saul's wife Rizpah had done, and he went to the leaders of Jabesh to get the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan.
Earlier the Philistines had killed Saul and Jonathan on Mount Gilboa and had hung their bodies in the town square at Beth-Shan. The people of Jabesh in Gilead had secretly taken the bodies away, but David found out what Saul's wife Rizpah had done, and he went to the leaders of Jabesh to get the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan.
Darby Translation
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Easy-to-Read Version
People told David what Saul's slave woman Rizpah was doing.
People told David what Saul's slave woman Rizpah was doing.
George Lamsa Translation
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Ana, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Ana, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Good News Translation
When David heard what Rizpah had done,
When David heard what Rizpah had done,
Literal Translation
And that which Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done was told to David.
And that which Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done was told to David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it was tolde Dauid what Rispa the doughter of Aia Sauls concubyne had done.
And it was tolde Dauid what Rispa the doughter of Aia Sauls concubyne had done.
American Standard Version
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Bible in Basic English
And news was given to David of what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, one of Saul's wives, had done.
And news was given to David of what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, one of Saul's wives, had done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it was tolde Dauid what Rispha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was tolde Dauid what Rispha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul, had done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
King James Version (1611)
And it was tolde Dauid what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done.
And it was tolde Dauid what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it was told David what Respha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul had done, [and they were faint, and Dan, the son of Joa of the offspring of the giants overtook them.]
And it was told David what Respha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul had done, [and they were faint, and Dan, the son of Joa of the offspring of the giants overtook them.]
English Revised Version
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Berean Standard Bible
When David was told what Saul's concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
When David was told what Saul's concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And tho thingis whiche Respha, secoundarie wijf of Saul, douytir of Ahia, hadde do, weren teld to Dauid.
And tho thingis whiche Respha, secoundarie wijf of Saul, douytir of Ahia, hadde do, weren teld to Dauid.
Young's Literal Translation
And it is declared to David that which Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul, hath done,
And it is declared to David that which Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul, hath done,
Update Bible Version
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done.
World English Bible
It was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
It was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
New King James Version
And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
New Living Translation
When David learned what Rizpah, Saul's concubine, had done,
When David learned what Rizpah, Saul's concubine, had done,
New Life Bible
David was told what Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Saul's woman, had done.
David was told what Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Saul's woman, had done.
New Revised Standard
When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was told David, - what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done.
And it was told David, - what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine, had done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was told David, what Respha the daughter of Aia, the concubine of Saul, had done.
And it was told David, what Respha the daughter of Aia, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Revised Standard Version
When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
THE MESSAGE
David was told what she had done, this Rizpah daughter of Aiah and concubine of Saul. He then went and got the remains of Saul and Jonathan his son from the leaders at Jabesh Gilead (who had rescued them from the town square at Beth Shan where the Philistines had hung them after striking them down at Gilboa). He gathered up their remains and brought them together with the dead bodies of the seven who had just been hanged. The bodies were taken back to the land of Benjamin and given a decent burial in the tomb of Kish, Saul's father. They did everything the king ordered to be done. That cleared things up: from then on God responded to Israel's prayers for the land.
David was told what she had done, this Rizpah daughter of Aiah and concubine of Saul. He then went and got the remains of Saul and Jonathan his son from the leaders at Jabesh Gilead (who had rescued them from the town square at Beth Shan where the Philistines had hung them after striking them down at Gilboa). He gathered up their remains and brought them together with the dead bodies of the seven who had just been hanged. The bodies were taken back to the land of Benjamin and given a decent burial in the tomb of Kish, Saul's father. They did everything the king ordered to be done. That cleared things up: from then on God responded to Israel's prayers for the land.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
When it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
Contextual Overview
10 Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah took sackcloth, spread it out toward a cliff for herself and stayed there from the beginning of the harvest until water was poured out on the bodies from the sky, not letting the birds land on them during the day or the wild animals at night. 11 David was told what Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, the concubine of Sha'ul, had done. 12 So David went and took the bones of Sha'ul and the bones of Y'honatan his son from the men of Yavesh-Gil‘ad, who had stolen them from the open square of Beit-Sh'an, where the P'lishtim had hanged them at the time the P'lishtim had killed Sha'ul at Gilboa; 13 and he brought up from there the bones of Sha'ul and the bones of Y'honatan his son. They also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. 14 Then they buried the bones of Sha'ul and Y'honatan his son in the territory of Binyamin in Tzela, in the tomb of Kish his father; they did everything the king ordered. Only after that was God prevailed on to show mercy to the land.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
told David: 2 Samuel 2:4, Ruth 2:11, Ruth 2:12
Cross-References
Genesis 17:18
Avraham said to God, "If only Yishma‘el could live in your presence!"
Avraham said to God, "If only Yishma‘el could live in your presence!"
Genesis 21:1
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
2 Samuel 18:33
David took a census of the people who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. Then David dispatched the people, a third of them under the command of Yo'av, a third under Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah, Yo'av's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gitti; and the king said to the people, "I will also go out with you, myself." But the people replied, "Don't go out; because if we flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so it is better now that you stay in the city and be ready if we need help." The king answered them, "I will do whatever you think best." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. The king gave orders to Yo'av, Avishai and Ittai, "For my sake, deal gently with young Avshalom." All the people were listening when the king gave all the commanders this order concerning Avshalom. So the people went out into the field against Isra'el; the battle took place in the forest of Efrayim. The people of Isra'el were defeated there by David's servants; there was a terrible slaughter that day of 20,000 men. For the battle there was spread all over the countryside; the forest devoured more people that day than did the sword. Avshalom happened to meet some of David's servants. Avshalom was riding his mule, and as the mule walked under the thick branches of a big terebinth tree, his head got caught in the terebinth, so that he was left hanging between earth and sky, as the mule went on from under him. Someone saw it and told Yo'av, "I saw Avshalom hanging in a terebinth." Yo'av asked the man who told him, "Here now, you saw it; so why didn't you strike him to the ground then and there? I would have had to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt besides." The man replied to Yo'av, "Even if I were to get a thousand pieces of silver, I still wouldn't raise my hand against the son of the king! After all, while we were listening, the king ordered you, Avishai and Ittai, ‘Be careful that no one touches young Avshalom.' Or, if I had pretended that I didn't know, the king would have known otherwise anyway; and you wouldn't have interceded for me either." Yo'av said, "I can't waste time arguing with you!" He took three darts in his hand and rammed them through Avshalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the terebinth. Then Yo'av's ten young armor-bearers surrounded Avshalom, struck him and killed him. Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops. They took Avshalom and threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled a big heap of stones over him. All Isra'el fled, each one to his tent. In his own lifetime Avshalom had taken and raised for himself the pillar which stands in the King's Valley; because he said, "I don't have a son to preserve the memory of my name." So he named the pillar after himself, and it's called Avshalom's Monument to this day. Then Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said, "Let me run now and bring news to the king that Adonai has judged in his favor by releasing him from his enemies." Yo'av said to him, "You are not to be the one to bring the news today; you can convey news another day; but today you will not bring news, because the king's son is dead." Then Yo'av said to the Ethiopian, "Go, tell the king what you saw." The Ethiopian bowed to Yo'av, then ran off. But Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said again to Yo'av, "Come what may, please let me also run after the Ethiopian." Yo'av answered, "Why do you want to run, my son? You won't receive any reward for bringing the news." "I don't care — whatever happens, I want to run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Achima‘atz ran by the road through the desert flats and outran the Ethiopian. David was sitting between the two gates. A watchman went up to the roof of the gate and out onto the wall, raised his eyes, looked, and saw there a man running by himself. The watchman cried out and told the king. The king said, "If he's alone, he has good news to tell." As he ran along and came close, the watchman saw another man running and called to the gatekeeper, "There's another man running by himself." The king said, "He too must have good news." The watchman said, "The first one runs like Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok." The king said, "He's a good man, he comes with good news." Achima‘atz called to the king, "Shalom," prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Adonai your God, who has handed over the men who rebelled against my lord the king." The king asked, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" Achima‘atz answered, "When Yo'av sent the king's servant and me your servant, I saw a big commotion; but I didn't know what it was." The king said, "Go, and stand over there." So he went and stood there. Then up came the Ethiopian, and the Ethiopian said, "There's good news for my lord the king, for Adonai has judged in your favor and rid you of all those who rebelled against you." The king asked the Ethiopian, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" The Ethiopian answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rebel against you in order to harm you be as that young man is."
David took a census of the people who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. Then David dispatched the people, a third of them under the command of Yo'av, a third under Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah, Yo'av's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gitti; and the king said to the people, "I will also go out with you, myself." But the people replied, "Don't go out; because if we flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so it is better now that you stay in the city and be ready if we need help." The king answered them, "I will do whatever you think best." So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. The king gave orders to Yo'av, Avishai and Ittai, "For my sake, deal gently with young Avshalom." All the people were listening when the king gave all the commanders this order concerning Avshalom. So the people went out into the field against Isra'el; the battle took place in the forest of Efrayim. The people of Isra'el were defeated there by David's servants; there was a terrible slaughter that day of 20,000 men. For the battle there was spread all over the countryside; the forest devoured more people that day than did the sword. Avshalom happened to meet some of David's servants. Avshalom was riding his mule, and as the mule walked under the thick branches of a big terebinth tree, his head got caught in the terebinth, so that he was left hanging between earth and sky, as the mule went on from under him. Someone saw it and told Yo'av, "I saw Avshalom hanging in a terebinth." Yo'av asked the man who told him, "Here now, you saw it; so why didn't you strike him to the ground then and there? I would have had to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt besides." The man replied to Yo'av, "Even if I were to get a thousand pieces of silver, I still wouldn't raise my hand against the son of the king! After all, while we were listening, the king ordered you, Avishai and Ittai, ‘Be careful that no one touches young Avshalom.' Or, if I had pretended that I didn't know, the king would have known otherwise anyway; and you wouldn't have interceded for me either." Yo'av said, "I can't waste time arguing with you!" He took three darts in his hand and rammed them through Avshalom's heart while he was still alive, hanging from the terebinth. Then Yo'av's ten young armor-bearers surrounded Avshalom, struck him and killed him. Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops. They took Avshalom and threw him into a big pit in the forest and piled a big heap of stones over him. All Isra'el fled, each one to his tent. In his own lifetime Avshalom had taken and raised for himself the pillar which stands in the King's Valley; because he said, "I don't have a son to preserve the memory of my name." So he named the pillar after himself, and it's called Avshalom's Monument to this day. Then Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said, "Let me run now and bring news to the king that Adonai has judged in his favor by releasing him from his enemies." Yo'av said to him, "You are not to be the one to bring the news today; you can convey news another day; but today you will not bring news, because the king's son is dead." Then Yo'av said to the Ethiopian, "Go, tell the king what you saw." The Ethiopian bowed to Yo'av, then ran off. But Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok said again to Yo'av, "Come what may, please let me also run after the Ethiopian." Yo'av answered, "Why do you want to run, my son? You won't receive any reward for bringing the news." "I don't care — whatever happens, I want to run." So he said to him, "Run." Then Achima‘atz ran by the road through the desert flats and outran the Ethiopian. David was sitting between the two gates. A watchman went up to the roof of the gate and out onto the wall, raised his eyes, looked, and saw there a man running by himself. The watchman cried out and told the king. The king said, "If he's alone, he has good news to tell." As he ran along and came close, the watchman saw another man running and called to the gatekeeper, "There's another man running by himself." The king said, "He too must have good news." The watchman said, "The first one runs like Achima‘atz the son of Tzadok." The king said, "He's a good man, he comes with good news." Achima‘atz called to the king, "Shalom," prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Blessed be Adonai your God, who has handed over the men who rebelled against my lord the king." The king asked, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" Achima‘atz answered, "When Yo'av sent the king's servant and me your servant, I saw a big commotion; but I didn't know what it was." The king said, "Go, and stand over there." So he went and stood there. Then up came the Ethiopian, and the Ethiopian said, "There's good news for my lord the king, for Adonai has judged in your favor and rid you of all those who rebelled against you." The king asked the Ethiopian, "Is everything all right with young Avshalom?" The Ethiopian answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rebel against you in order to harm you be as that young man is."
Matthew 10:37
Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me.
Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me.
Hebrews 12:11
Now, all discipline , while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.
Now, all discipline , while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. Whether this was told out of good will or ill will is not certain; however, it was not disagreeable to David, but served to move pity and compassion in him to the woman, and to stir him up to give an honourable interment to Saul and his sons; and which would show that this fact was not done out of personal pique and revenge to his family, but in obedience to the will of God, and the honour of his name.
