Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 21:10

10 ¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock d, from the beginning of harvest, until water dropped upon them out of heaven , and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day , nor the beasts of the field by night.

As a Tent to dwell in: being informed that their Bodies were not to be taken away speedily, as the course of the Law was in other and ordinary cases, Deut. 21. 23. but were to continue there until, God was intreated, and did remove the present Judgment. And God was herein pleased to dispence with his own Law, that it might plainly appear that these were not put to death by David for politick reasons, as that he and his Sons might be freed from competitors, which doubtless David's Enemies were ready to suggest; but by Gods special command, who was pleased to execute this Judgment upon them, as partly and principally for the punishment of Saul's sin; so secondarily for the stablishing of David's Throne to himself and to his seed for ever, as he had promised.

i. e. Until they were taken down: which was not to be done till God had given Rain as a sign of his favor, and a mean to remove the Famine, which was caused by the want of it.

i. e. On their Carkasses.

From which she might preserve her self and them by divers methods.

Marginal references: Chap. 3[illegible: 1+ letters].; Heb. [illegible: 1 word] not.