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2 Samuel 21:14

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What does 2 Samuel 21:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
2 Samuel 21:14 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa;
13and 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.
14And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.
15And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David waxed faint;
16and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to have slain David.
17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son, etc.] Together with those who had been hanged: buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah; a city in the tribe of Benjamin, (<061828>Joshua 18:28); in the sepulchre of Kish his father; the father of Saul, (<090901>1 Samuel 9:1,2); and which, according to Fuller f364, and the position of it in his map, was not far from the hill on which the seven sons of Saul were hanged: and they performed all that the king commanded; that is, David’s messengers and servants did; they fetched the bones of Saul and Jonathan from Jabeshgilead, and buried them with those of his seven sons hanged, in the burying place of his father Kish, and made a general…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“After that - After those things were done which were before related; that is, after they were hanged up: for by that God was pacified, and not by their burial. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 21:18”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“21:14 The precise location of Zela is unknown. • the famine: See 21:1-2.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“buried: Sa2 3:32, Sa2 4:12 Zelah: Jos 18:28; Sa1 10:2, Zelzah God: Sa2 24:25; Exo 32:27-29; Num 25:13; Jos 7:26; Kg1 18:40, Kg1 18:41; Jer 14:1-7; Joe 2:18, Joe 2:19; Amo 7:1-6; Jon 1:15; Zac 6:8 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 21:15”
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