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Now Saulוּ שָׁאוּלhadלְa concubineפִּלֶגֶשׁwhose nameוּשְׁמָהּwasRizpah,רִצְפָּהthe daughterבַתof Aiah;אַיָּהand Ish-boshethוַsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbner,אַבְנֵר“Whyמַדּוּעַhave you gone inבָּאתָהtoאֶלmy father’sאָבִיconcubine?”פִּילֶגֶשׁ
2 Samuel 3:7
Study it in the app“Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father’s concubine?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:7, word by word
- Now Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- a concubineפִּלֶגֶשׁpilegesh
concubine
Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.
Where else “pilegesh” appears- whose nameשְׁמָshema
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appears- Rizpahרִצְפָּהritspa
Rizpah
Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, daughter of Aiah (2 Samuel 3:7; 21:8-11).
Where else “ritspa” appears- the daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of Aiahאַיָּהaya
Aiah
Aiah, a grandson of Seir; also the father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine.
Where else “aya” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Abnerאַבְנֵרavner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “avner” appears- “Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- have you gone inבָּאתָהbata
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bata” appears- my father’sאָבִavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that taking the concubine of a dead king was like claiming his throne (compare 16:21-22; 1 Kings 2:22).
The context
6And it happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.
7 · This verse (above)
8Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I am doing loyal love with the house of Saul your father, with his brothers and with his companions, and I have not handed you over into the hand of David; and you call me to account today for the iniquity of the woman?