2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 Samuel 21:10 Rizpah, mother of two of the men hanged by the Gibeonites, sheltered their bodies from the birds and wild animals (compare 1 Samuel 17:44, 1 Samuel 17:46; Psalms 79:2). According to Deuteronomy 21:22, the bodies of those who are hanged should be buried that same day (see Joshua 8:29). until rain fell upon them. It may have been decided that the men would not be buried until the rains fell and the famine stopped. This suggests that, when David heard what Rizpah was doing, he buried them earlier than planned. God responded (2 Samuel 21:14), probably by sending rain.

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