KJV ORIGINAL
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
David was told about what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah and one of Saul's concubines, had done.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us that David received news about Rizpah's actions in protecting the bodies of the executed men.
📚 Historical Context
Rizpah was a concubine of King Saul who had watched over the bodies of seven men (including two of her own sons) who were executed to end a famine caused by Saul's breaking of a treaty with the Gibeonites. She had courageously guarded their bodies from scavenging birds and wild animals for months, from the beginning of harvest until rain came.
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