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Revised Standard Version

2 Samuel 21:13

and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Jabesh-Gilead;   Jonathan;   Thompson Chain Reference - Confession of Sin;   Sin;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mephibosheth;   Rizpah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Jonathan;   Saul;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burial;   David;   Jabesh (1);   Jonathan;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Shean;   Burial;   Court Systems;   Jonathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Haggai;   Israel;   Rizpah;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gibeonites ;   Mephibosheth ;   Punishment;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jabesh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Burial;   Cremation;   Salvation;   Samuel, Books of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Burial and sepulchers;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Corpse;   Rizpah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David had the bones brought from there. They gathered up the bones of Saul’s family who had been hanged
Hebrew Names Version
and he brought up from there the bones of Sha'ul and the bones of Yonatan his son: and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of the executed.
English Standard Version
And he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.
New Century Version
David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from Gilead. Then the people gathered the bodies of Saul's seven sons who were hanged on stakes.
New English Translation
David brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.
Amplified Bible
He brought up the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged [with their arms and legs broken].
New American Standard Bible
He brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So hee brought thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Ionathan his sonne, and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
Contemporary English Version
David had their bones taken to the land of Benjamin and buried in a side room in Saul's family burial place. Then he gave orders for the bones of the men who had been hanged to be buried there. It was done, and God answered prayers to bless the land.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from Jabesh Gilead and buried them with the bodies of the seven men who were hanged.
George Lamsa Translation
And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of those who were slain;
Good News Translation
David took the bones of Saul and Jonathan and also gathered up the bones of the seven men who had been hanged.
Literal Translation
And he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from there, and they gathered up the bones of those hanged.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and broughte them vp from thence, and gathered them together wt the bones of them that were hanged.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And he took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from that place; and they got together the bones of those who had been put to death by hanging.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he brought thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Ionathan his sonne, and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And hee brought vp from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Ionathan his sonne, and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he carried up thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and gathered the bones of them that had been hanged.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, along with the bones of those who had been hanged.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid bar out fro thennus the boonys of Saul, and the boonys of Jonathas, his sone; and thei gaderiden the boonys of hem that weren crucified, and birieden tho with the boonys of Saul and of Jonathas, his sone, in the lond of Beniamyn, in the side of the sepulcre of Cys, fadir of Saul.
Young's Literal Translation
and he bringeth up thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gather the bones of those hanged,
Update Bible Version
and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of those that were hanged.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
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 were hanged.
New King James Version
So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
New Living Translation
So David obtained the bones of Saul and Jonathan, as well as the bones of the men the Gibeonites had executed.
New Life Bible
David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan. They gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
New Revised Standard
He brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who had been impaled.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, - and they gathered together the bones of them who had been crucified;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he brought from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered up the bones of them that were crucified,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.

Contextual Overview

10 Then Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah took sackcloth, and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell upon them from the heavens; and she did not allow the birds of the air to come upon them by day, or the beasts of the field by night. 11 When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Ai'ah, the concubine of Saul, had done, 12 David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the men of Ja'besh-gil'ead, 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 Gilbo'a; 13 and he brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged. 14 And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that God heeded supplications for the land.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will so greatly multiply your descendants that they cannot be numbered for multitude."
Genesis 17:20
As for Ish'mael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him and make him fruitful and multiply him exceedingly; he shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Be not displeased because of the lad and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your descendants be named.
Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son,.... Which had been buried there under an oak, 1 Chronicles 10:12;

and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged; the seven sons of Saul, who had been lately hanged; who either had hung so long that their flesh was consumed, and the bones dropped upon the ground, from whence they gathered them; or they took them down and burnt the flesh off of them, and took the bones to bury them, which was not usually done u.

u Lipsins de Cruce, l. 2. c. 16.


 
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