....... HOME ....... MAIN ARTICLE VERSION 1 ... HISTORY ... DISCUSSION .... GALERY .... EDIT V 1 Contents Introduction * Verses 1 To 9 - David Turns Over Seven Of Saul’S Gradnsons To The Gibeonites Keywords See Also References Bibliography 2 SAMUEL 21 Chapter Of The Bible Chapter Of 2 Samuel Old Version - 1, updated Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 14:53:44, 2526 bytes - by relopez. This article is for information and educational purposes only and is not intended to give medical, legal or professional advice. David turns over seven of Saul’s grandsons to the Gibeonites buries Jonathan and Saul and fights Goliath’s family. INTRODUCTION VERSES 1 TO 9 - DAVID TURNS OVER SEVEN OF SAUL’S GRADNSONS TO THE GIBEONITES This is a controversial passage because it seems to condone punishing children for the sins of their father’s. God’s approval is implicit in the fact that the passage says that God sent the famine as a result of the injustice done by Saul and the fact that the famine resoved once the punishment was carried out. However, one mus note that God never actually condoned the killing of Saul’s grandchildren, nor was He consulted. Never the less, it is noteworthy that they ask specifically for seven sons. It is not directly stated that they asked for these particular sons, but that is a reasonable conclusion. It is possible that these seven sons were somehow directly involved in the slaughter of the Gibeonites. Saul would not have carried out such a slaughter unaided, and it was customary for him to place his family members in positions of authority in the military. The seven sons include two sons of Rizpah the dautghter of Aiah. Rizpah was one of Saul’s concubines and one of the concubines which Abner, Saul’s commander and cousin, later took to himself after Saul’s death. Aiah was, evidently, Rizpah’s father. The text says that the other five were the children of Michael, David’s first wife. However, it was Saul’s older daughter, Merab, who was married to Adriel. Merab was initially promised to David but soon given to Adriel. She is never mentioned again after that passage. It is possible that she died young and that Michael then raised her nephews for her dead sister and her husband. The Bible says that Michael died childless. Another reason why these men were mentioned as the children of Michael and not of Merab is tha Michael was a queen or princes, a wife of king David and that makes this action more significant. The text states that David actively spared Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son. This may be mentioned in order to distinguish him from Mephibosheth the son of Rizpah and king Saul. However, it also shows that David was not simply trying to wipe out any competition to the throne, since Mephibosheth and his son’s had the strongest claim to the throne. Jonathan was Saul’s eldest son and Mephibosheth was his only son. KEYWORDS The following keywords are alternate terms which can be used to access this page. 2_samuel_21 SEE ALSO REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY top