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2 Samuel 3:7

2 Samuel 3:7
And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah,.... By whom he had two sons, Sa2 21:8. Josephus (a) calls her father's name Sibathus:

and Ishbosheth said to Abner; though the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah - For the sequel of her history, see the marginal reference. Aiah, was an Edomite, or rather Horite name Gen 36:24.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 3:7-21

Here, I. Abner breaks with Ish-bosheth, and deserts his interest, upon a little provocation which Ish-bosheth unadvisedly gave him. God can serve his own purposes by the sins and follies of men. 1.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah The heroine of the tragic story related in ch. 2Sa 21:8-11.

andIsh-bosheth said Ish-boshethhas fallen out of the Heb. text. The Sept. has Ish-bosheth the son of Saul; the…

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