The Meaning of 2 Samuel 21:11 Explained

2 Samuel 21:11

KJV: And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

YLT: And it is declared to David that which Rizpah daughter of Aiah, concubine of Saul, hath done,

Darby: And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

ASV: And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 21:11?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 21:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

What does 2 Samuel 21:11 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 21:1-11 - A Devoted Mother

The time of this famine cannot be fixed with certainty. Probably it took place before Absalom's rebellion. The reason for it was found in Saul's slaughter of the Gibeonites. See 1 Samuel 22:19, etc. Though their fathers had obtained the promise of immunity from Joshua and the princes by fraud, yet it was regarded as binding, and its violation was looked upon as a grave offense, involving the whole nation in the charge of perjury. The remnant of the Gibeonites were therefore allowed to fix their own terms. This tendency to connect a national calamity with a national crime has always obtained. There seems to be a universal consciousness that uncaused judgments do not befall.

Note that Merab should be substituted for Michal, 2 Samuel 21:8; 1 Samuel 18:19. Out of all the scenes of cruelty and blood with which this age was characterized, the love of motherhood shines forth undimmed. It is one of the most precious of God's gifts to man. But what shall we not say of that divine love which clings to us in our most hopeless condition? [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 21:11 mean?

And was told David - what had done Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־ עָשְׂתָ֛ה רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת־ אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד	And was told
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לְדָוִ֑ד	David
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֵ֧ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עָשְׂתָ֛ה	had done
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
רִצְפָּ֥ה	Rizpah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רִצְפָּה Sense: a concubine of king Saul and mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth.
בַת־	the daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
אַיָּ֖ה	of Aiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַיָּה Sense: a Horite, son of Zibeon.
פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ	the concubine
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: פִּלֶגֶשׁ Sense: concubine, paramour.
שָׁאֽוּל	of Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.

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