2 Samuel 21:13
11 When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,
12 he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, along with the bones of those who had been hanged.
14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
15 Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, along with the bones of those who had been hanged.
- KJV
- And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
- WEB
- and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son. They also gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
- ASV
- and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
- DARBY
- and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
- BLB
- And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
- ÅB
- Og da han hadde ført Sauls og hans sønn Jonatans ben opp derfra, samlet de også benene av dem som var hengt,
- OTB
- Han hentet knoklene til Saul og Jonatan, hans sønn, derfra, og de samlet restene av dem som hadde blitt henrettet.
- B1930
- Og da han hadde ført Sauls og hans sønn Jonatans ben op derfra, samlet de også benene av dem som var hengt,