2 Samuel 21:7-22
Mephibosheth <04648> [Mephibosheth.]
Lord's <03068> [because.]
Rizpah <07532> [Rizpah.]
sons .............. five sons ............. son <01121 02568> [and the five sons.]
This Adriel did not marry Michal, Saul's younger daughter, but Merab, 1 Sa 18:19; Michael being married to David, and afterwards to Phaltiel; though it is here said she bore {(yaledah,} not brought up, as falsely rendered, five sons to Adriel. Two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS., however, have Merab, instead of Michal; the Syriac and Arabic have Nadab; and the Chaldee 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."
Merab <04324> [Michal. or, Michal's sister.]
born ............... born ... Adriel <03205 05741> [brought up for. Heb. bare to.]
before ... Lord <06440 03068> [before the Lord.]
beginning <08462> [in the beginning.]
This happened in Judea about the vernal equinox, or 21st of March.
Rizpah <07532> [Rizpah.]
took sackcloth <03947 08242> [took sackcloth.]
beginning <08462> [from the.]
rain <04325> [until water.]
Some suppose that this means a providential supply of rain, in order to remove the famine; but from the manner in which it is introduced, it seems to denote the autumnal rains, which commence about October. For five months did this broken-hearted woman watch by the bodies of her sons!
birds <05775> [the birds.]
David ... told <01732 05046> [told David.]
bones ... Saul ..................................... Saul <06106 07586> [the bones of Saul.]
Beth Shan <01052> [Beth-shan.]
[Beth-shean.]
Gilboa <01533> [in Gilboa.]
buried <06912> [buried.]
Zela <06762> [Zelah.]
[Zelzah. God.]
Philistines .............. Philistines <06430> [the Philistines.]
David ........... David ... exhausted <01732 05774> [and David waxed faint.]
descendants <03211> [of the sons.]
Rapha <07497> [the giant. or, Rapha.]
spear <07013> [whose spear. Heb. the staff, or, the head. thought.]
Abishai <052> [Abishai.]
<05826> [succoured.]
out <03318> [Thou shalt.]
extinguish <03518> [quench.]
lamp <05216> [light. Heb. candle, or lamp.]
Sibbekai <05444> [Sibbechai.]
Saph <05593> [Saph. or, Sippai.]
Rapha <07497> [the giant. or, Rapha.]
Elhanan <0445> [Elhanan, etc.]
Instead of [y`ry 'rgym byt hlchmy 't glyt,] of the text, we should certainly read, as in the parallel text, "and Elhanan the son of Jair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath."
Jair <03296> [Jaare-oregim. or, Jair.]
Goliath <01555> [Goliath.]
battle <04421> [yet a battle.]
Rapha <07497> [the giant. or, Rapha.]
taunted <02778> [defied. or, reproached.]
Jonathan <03083> [Jonathan.]
[Shimeah.]
[Shammah.]
[Shimma.]
four <0702> [four.]
killed by <05307 03027> [fell by.]
