11 When David was told what Aiah's daughter Rizpah, Saul's concubine, had done,
11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
11 When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done,
11 David was told what she had done, this Rizpah daughter of Aiah and concubine of Saul.
11 And David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
11 When David learned what Rizpah, Saul's concubine, had done,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:11
Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:10-14
(Read 2 Samuel 21:10-14)
That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty, calls for gratitude; and we need not wonder misused abundance should be punished with scarcity; yet how few are disposed to ask of the Lord concerning the sinful cause, while numbers search for the second causes by which he is pleased to work! But the Lord will plead the cause of those who cannot or will not avenge themselves; and the prayers of the poor are of great power. When God sent rain to water the earth, these bodies were buried, for then it appeared that God was entreated for the land. When justice is done on earth, vengeance from heaven ceases. God is pacified, and is entreated for us through Christ, who was hanged on a tree, and so made a curse for us, to do away our guilt, though he was himself guiltless.