Rizpah

Summary

Concubine of Saul and mother of Armoni and a Mephibosheth distinct from Jonathan’s son. Her story touches both the struggle around Ishbosheth in 2 Samuel 3 and the famine tied to Saul’s offense against The Gibeonites in 2 Samuel 21, where her vigil over the executed bodies moves David to complete the burial of Saul and Jonathan.

Key Passages

2 Samuel 3:7, 21:1-14

Important Verses

• 2 Samuel 3:7
• 2 Samuel 21:10
• 2 Samuel 21:13-14

Related People

Saul, Ishbosheth, David, Jonathan, Mephibosheth, The Gibeonites, Abner