2 Samuel 21:8

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
two	שְׁ֠נֵי She.nei	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual construct
sons	בְּנֵ֨י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Rizpah	רִצְפָּ֤ה ritz.Pah	H7532	Ritspah · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַת vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Aiah	אַיָּה֙ 'ai.Yah	H345	Ajah · proper noun, a man's name
bare	יָלְדָ֣ה Yal.dah	H3205	to bear young · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל le.sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Armoni	אַרְמֹנִ֖י 'ar.mo.Ni	H764	Armoni · proper noun, a man's name
Mephibosheth	מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת me.fi.Vo.shet	H4648	Mephibosheth · proper noun, a man's name
five	חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת cha.Me.shet	H2568	five · noun, common both genders singular construct
sons	בְּנֵי֙ be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Michal	מִיכַ֣ל mi.Khal	H4324	Mikal · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַּת bat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
up	יָלְדָ֛ה Yal.dah	H3205	to bear young · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Adriel	לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל le.'ad.ri.'El	H5741	Adriel · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Barzillai	בַּרְזִלַּ֖י bar.zi.Lai	H1271	Barzillai · proper noun, a man's name
Meholathite	הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי ha.me.cho.la.Ti	H4259	a Mecholathite or inhabitant of Abel-Mecholah · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute

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1 Samuel 18:19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite t…
2 Samuel 3:7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my fa…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 21:1-9

Here I. Were are told of the injury which Saul had, long before this, done to the Gibeonites, which we had no account of in the history of his reign, nor should we have heard of it here but that it came now to be reckoned for. The Gibeonites were of the remnant of the Amorites (Sa2 21:2), who by a stratagem had made peace with Israel, and had the public faith pledged to them by Joshua for their safety. We had the story Jos. 9, where it was agreed (v. 23) that they should have their lives secured, but be deprived of their lands and liberties, that they and theirs should be tenants in villanage to Israel. It does not appear that they had broken their part of the covenant, either by denying the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 21:8

the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel--Merab, Michal's sister, was the wife of Adriel; but Michal adopted and brought up the boys under her care.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 21:8

Five sons of Michal - whom she brought up - Michal, Saul's daughter, was never married to Adriel, but to David, and afterwards to Phaltiel; though it is here said she bore ילדה yaledah, not brought up, as we falsely translate it: but we learn from Sa1 18:19, that Merab, one of Saul's daughters, was married to Adriel. Two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. have Merab, not Michal; the Syriac and Arabic have Nadab; the Chaldee has properly Merab; but it renders the passage thus: - And the five sons of Merab which Michal the daughter of Saul brought up, which she brought forth to Adriel the son of Barzillai. This cuts the knot.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 21:8

But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,.... Saul's concubine, 2 Samuel 3:7, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; of whom we read nowhere else; after the name of the latter, it is probable, Jonathan's son was called, before mentioned: and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; Michal had no children to the day of her death, nor was she the wife of Adriel, but Merab her sister, 1 Samuel 18:19; wherefore these sons were not whom she "bare", as the word used signifies, but, as we rightly render it, whom she "brought up" or educated, so the Targum, her sister being dead; and so the Je…

Dictionary and topics

Adriel — Flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab (1 Sam. 18:19). The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites (2…
Aiah — (clamor).
Armoni — Inhabitant of a fortress, the first-named of the two sons of Saul and Rizpah. He was delivered up to the Gibeonites by David, and hanged by them (2 Sam. 21:8, 9).
Barzillai — Of iron. (1.) A Meholathite, the father of Adriel (2 Sam. 21:8). (2.) A Gileadite of Rogelim who was distinguished for his loyalty to David. He liberally provided for the king’s followers (2 Sam.…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Gibeah — A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the…
Mephibosheth — Exterminator of shame; i.e., of idols. (1.) The name of Saul’s son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others “hanged on a hill before the…
Merab — Increase, the eldest of Saul’s two daughters (1 Sam. 14:49). She was betrothed to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement (18:2, 17,…
Michal — Rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with…
Rizpah — Coal; hot stone, the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul’s concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (2 Sam. 3:7; 21:8, 10, 11). It happened that a grievous famine, which lasted for…
Adriel

2 Samuel 21:8

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 21:1-9

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 21:8

John Gill on 2 Samuel 21:8

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2 Samuel 21:8

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 21:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 21:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 21:8

John Gill on 2 Samuel 21:8

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Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 21:1-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 21:8

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